Battle Mountain is 0-10 against Incline since October of 2018 but things could change on Friday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 5:00 p.m.
Battle Mountain is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Saturday. They fell 3-1 to Coral Academy of Science - Reno.
While Battle Mountain had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 20 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 19-25, 25-21, 26-24.
Loss or not, Battle Mountain got some senior leadership from Thalia Gonzalez and Lindsey Bleak. Gonzalez had four aces and two kills, while Bleak had nine digs and a kill. That's the most aces Gonzalez has posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Incline got the win against Silver Stage on Friday by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Highlanders.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Incline took every set by at least 14 points. The final score came out to 25-11, 25-7, 25-9.
Battle Mountain's defeat dropped their record down to 8-11. As for Incline, their win bumped their record up to 10-3.
Battle Mountain suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Incline when the teams last played back in August. Will Battle Mountain have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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