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For over 50 minutes on Thursday, Battle Mountain was every bit as good as an undefeated 5A school. Even better, maybe. The Huskies took the lead on a penalty kick goal early in the second-half.
One word wafted from the Eagle Valley girls basketball bench repeatedly during Monday night’s rematch against Battle Mountain. “Run.” “It always is a focal point for us,” said Devils head coach Vinny Cisneros, who matter-of-factly.
NBA teams complaining about the second-night of a back-to-back should take lessons from the Battle Mountain girls basketball team. The Huskies’ energetic bench and stingy defense provided the spark in Wednesday’s 34-28 win at Steamboat.
If at first you don’t succeed, try again. Battle Mountain forward Izzy Zastrow put the old adage to practice in Monday’s thrilling home opener against Middle Park. With 24.9 seconds remaining and the Huskies trailing.