Basketball Game Preview: Virginia City Muckers vs. Spring Mountain Eagles

The Virginia City Muckers and the Spring Mountain Eagles will face off at 8:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest, having both just played. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Virginia City is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They blew past Eureka 65-44. The Muckers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 16 matches by 21 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Spring Mountain had already won ten in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.6 points) and they went ahead and made it 11 on Thursday. They came within five points of losing the streak, but they secured a 58-53 W against the Knights.

Virginia City pushed their record up to 23-3 with the win, which was their 19th straight on the road dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.9 points over those games. As for Spring Mountain, their victory bumped their record up to 15-6.

Virginia City strolled past Spring Mountain when the teams last played back in December of 2022 by a score of 48-33. Will Virginia City repeat their success, or does Spring Mountain have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.