{"id":1318356,"date":"2020-02-20T22:00:07","date_gmt":"2020-02-21T05:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vaildaily.com\/?p=473495"},"modified":"2020-02-21T08:09:11","modified_gmt":"2020-02-21T15:09:11","slug":"battle-mountain-nips-eagle-valley-67-66","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/battle-mountain-nips-eagle-valley-67-66\/","title":{"rendered":"Battle Mountain nips Eagle Valley, 67-66"},"content":{"rendered":"
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EDWARDS \u2014 Battle Mountain boys basketball, as it turns out, will not shift all of its home games to Gypsum next year.<\/p>\n

After the visiting team had
\nwon the last five rivalry games dating back to 2018, the Huskies finally held
\nserve on their home court, defeating the Devils, 67-66, on Thursday night in
\nEdwards.<\/p>\n

While Battle Mountain-Eagle
\nValley in Edwards had the requisite weirdness \u2014 
\ntwo of the last three Huskies-Devils games had gone to overtime and
\nEagle Valley won, 110-102, in regulation in 2018 \u2014 the solution was relatively
\nsimple on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Just as they did in their
\n79-62 win over the Devils in Gypsum, the Huskies got the ball to Liam McKenny.
\nThe Huskies senior had 32 points last month against Eagle Valley. He scored 34
\non Thursday night.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe should have that,\u201d
\nHuskies coach Philip Tronsrue said of his 6-foot-6 center. \u201cWhen you take a
\nlook at his height versus (Eagle Valley), even if they collapse everyone on, he
\nshould get his shots.\u201d<\/p>\n

He was the one factor in an otherwise even matchup for which Eagle Valley (6-14) could not account during both rivalry games this winter.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat comes from matchups and
\nteammates giving me the ball in the right spot,\u201d McKenny said. \u201cFrom my
\nsophomore year to our games this year, I\u2019ve had a great time playing in the atmosphere
\nof both gyms.\u201d<\/p>\n

That is not to say it didn\u2019t get exciting Thursday night:. The Devils started the game with an 8-0 run, which was broken up by Karsen Williams scoring the first bucket for Battle Mountain. If you had the Huskies senior scoring the first field goal for the home team in a prop bet, you\u2019re a millionaire this morning.<\/p>\n

Speaking of longshots, Eagle
\nValley\u2019s Tristen Clark went off for 13 points, adding diversity to the Devils\u2019
\nattack.<\/p>\n

The Huskies led by as many as nine points in the third quarter, but as has been the case all season, they did make it easy on themselves (a frustrating factor). As has been the case all season, Eagle Valley didn\u2019t make it easy on its opponent (a really frustrating factor, given how many close games the Devils have lost this year).<\/p>\n

\u201cI think we\u2019ve had six games within five points this year and we\u2019ve won only two of them,\u201d Devils coach Justin Brandt said. \u201cThat\u2019s on me. We challenge the players to get better, and this is a situation where I have to get better.\u201d<\/p>\n

Every time the Huskies seemed to get what seemed like a comfortable six-point lead, the Devils came through with 3s from Bryan Martinez or Keegan Garvey. Even when McKenny, playing with four fouls for the final 4:37, put in two more buckets from a busy evening for a 64-58 lead, the Devils\u2019 Carlos Sanchez hit from downtown. <\/p>\n

McKenny came back with his 33rd<\/sup>
\nand 34th<\/sup> points for a 66-61 lead with 2:54 left, only to see Garvey
\nstrike again for 3.<\/p>\n

Battle Mountain entered Thursday night\u2019s game No. 33 in the ratings-percentage index. The Huskies would like to be No. 32 or lower to host a playoff game Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Eagle Valley started the night at No. 42, with 48 teams getting postseason invites. <\/p>\n

Devils win lidlifter<\/h2>\n

You can\u2019t stop Eagle Valley girls basketball \u2014you can only hope to contain it.<\/p>\n

The Devils seem determined to finish this season with a flourish. They won their third in a row, defeating archrival Battle Mountain, 57-41, Thursday night in Edwards.<\/p>\n

And, yep, those 57 points were a season-high.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really exciting,\u201d Devils senior A.J. Martinez said. \u201cWe feel like our confidence level has skyrocketed since the Glenwood Springs game to now. The hypedness we have on the bench is just so fun.\u201d <\/p>\n

For the record, if Martinez says \u201chypedness\u201d is a word, it\u2019s a word.<\/p>\n

Eagle Valley (5-14) stayed in it during the first half with the 3 ball, and it took over the game with a 21-4 run during the third quarter. Sieairra Rivera started it with a free throw, and then the Js did a lot of the damage. C.J. Jurcak and A.J. Martinez combined for the team\u2019s next nine points.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe go in thinking it\u2019s our game to play,\u201d Martinez said. \u201cWe play as a team and as a family most importantly. That leads to a great outcome.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eagle Valley\u2019s Lauren Hauseman politely interrupted that run with her own 3. As Eagle Valley was running to a 46-31 third-quarter lead, the Huskies (6-15) dug themselves into serious foul trouble that would hinder any chances of a comeback.<\/p>\n

Battle Mountain\u2019s teams are at Rifle today, while Eagle Valley\u2019s squads are at Palisade on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Thursday was also Senior Night, and the Huskies honored Cayla Woodworth, Quinn Hilgartner, Ava Ybarra, Maggie Skidmore, McKenny, Dalton Patterson, Thorne Hensel, Owen Ruotolo, Hakeem Dath, Harrison Rubis, Jack Sullivan and Williams.<\/p>\n

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