Battle Mountain was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They came up short against the Eagle Valley Devils, falling 68-43. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 250th, while the Devils are ranked 71st).
Battle Mountain lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Jackson Wansley, who went 5 for 10 en route to 11 points. Beau Suman was another key player, putting up 12 points.
It was another big night for Dylan Zoller, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and ten boards for Eagle Valley. The team also got some help courtesy of Jonah Medina, who posted ten points and five rebounds.
Battle Mountain's loss dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Eagle Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.
Battle Mountain will square off against Glenwood Springs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Eagle Valley, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 78-47 defeat against Lutheran on the 3rd.
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