The Incline Highlanders will take on the Battle Mountain Longhorns at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Incline's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past West Wendover, posting a 61-0 win at home. The Highlanders' victory was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Incline's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Tommy Williams, who rushed for 27 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 96 yards and a touchdown on only nine passes. Another rusher making a difference was Aidan Midgley, who rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Incline's defense stepped up as well, laying out Adrian Griffith. four times. West Wendover's QB won't forget Alex Finne anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Finne is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Incline was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 318 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Battle Mountain took their match at home last Thursday with ease, bagging a 42-7 victory over North Tahoe. Given the Longhorns' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 69th in Nevada, while the Lakers are ranked 1040th in California), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Incline's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Battle Mountain, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Incline didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Battle Mountain in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 21-16 victory. Will Incline repeat their success, or does Battle Mountain have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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