The Mountain Home Tigers will take on the Minico Spartans at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mountain Home has three straight wins, Minico has 11 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
It was a proper cat-fight when Mountain Home duked it out withBurley on Thursday. Mountain Home came out on top against Burley by a score of 53-43.
| 01/16/25 vs Burley | 17 |
| 01/14/25 @ Twin Falls | 15 |
| 01/10/25 vs Jerome | 24 |
Mountain Home relied on the efforts of Lexi Longhurst, who went 6 of 15 on her way to 17 points along with five assists and five rebounds, and Juli Donez, who shot 4-for-7 from long range and dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten boards. Longhurst's evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Kloey Borgen was another key player, putting up nine points and five boards.
Mountain Home smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in nine consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Minico had to suffer through a 73-18 loss at the hands of Pocatello. The contest marked the Spartans' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Mountain Home has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which somehow still isn't as good as their 13-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.8 points per game. As for Minico, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-16.
Everything came up roses for Mountain Home against Minico in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, as the team secured a 74-35 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mountain Home since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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