Incline is 10-0 against Battle Mountain since September of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 6:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, Incline didn't have quite enough to beat North Tahoe and fell 3-2. The defeat continues a trend for the Highlanders in their matchups with the Lakers: they've now lost seven in a row.
Incline started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 15-25, 21-25, 25-19, 25-19, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Battle Mountain came up short against West Wendover on Thursday and fell 3-1. While the Longhorns didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Wolverines 25-13 in the first set.
Battle Mountain actually scored more points across those four sets (96-92), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 13-25, 25-21, 26-24, 28-26.
Despite the loss, Battle Mountain had strong showings from Jazmin Johnson, who had 11 digs and 18 assists, and Addison Matheus, who had 11 kills, five aces, and a block. Matheus has been hot recently, having posted five or more kills the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Moore, who had 14 digs.
Even though they lost, Battle Mountain was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive matchups.
Incline's defeat dropped their record down to 17-6. As for Battle Mountain, their loss dropped their record down to 12-16.
Incline beat Battle Mountain 3-1 in their previous matchup back in September. 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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