Battle Mountain was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell 3-1 to the Incline Highlanders. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Longhorns of the 3-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in August.
The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-17, 19-25, 25-23.
Despite the loss, Battle Mountain still got an impressive performance from Lindsey Bleak, who had ten digs, two kills, and two kills. What's more, Bleak also racked up two aces, the mostshe's had since back in August.
Incline was led to victory by LILI MORRISON and SADY KELLY. MORRISON had 25 digs and a kill, while KELLY had 15 digs, two aces, and two aces. MORRISON is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Battle Mountain's defeat dropped their record down to 8-12. As for Incline, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-3.
Battle Mountain will take on North Tahoe at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. North Tahoe is coming into the matchup with six straight victories on the road, so Battle Mountain will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Incline, they will head out to challenge West Wendover at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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