After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Yerington, Battle Mountain was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Silver Stage Nighthawks. The Longhorns have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Nighthawks, too.
Battle Mountain had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-18, 25-14, 25-17.
Battle Mountain was led to victory by Lindsey Bleak and Eimilie Johnson. Bleak had 11 digs, three aces, and two kills, while Johnson had six kills, five digs, and three aces. That's the most aces Bleak has posted since back in August.
Battle Mountain was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in three consecutive contests.
Despite the loss, Silver Stage had strong showings from Amy Welch, who had 33 digs and two aces, and Joselyn Fayaud, who had 28 digs. Fayaud has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ra'Miyah Crawford, who had 21 digs, two kills, and two aces.
Battle Mountain's record is now 10-14. As for Silver Stage, they are on a 16-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-16.
Battle Mountain has already played their next matchup, a 3-1 victory against Sierra Lutheran on the 12th. As for Silver Stage, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 win against West Wendover on the 12th.
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