The Battle Mountain Longhorns will stay at home for another week and welcome the Incline Highlanders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Battle Mountain will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up six points last Friday, then bounced right back against North Tahoe on Thursday. Battle Mountain took their match at home with ease, bagging a 42-7 victory over North Tahoe. The result was nothing new for the Longhorns, who have now won three matchups by 35 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Incline put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 61-0 win over West Wendover at home.
Incline's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Tommy Williams, who rushed for 27 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 96 yards and a touchdown on only nine passes. Aidan Midgley was another key rusher, rushing for 101 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Incline's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Jayden Abbate, Ryan Arnett, and Arnett picked up one apiece.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Incline was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 274 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
Battle Mountain now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Incline, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Battle Mountain came up short against Incline when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 21-16. Can Battle Mountain avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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