Basketball Game Preview: Mineral County Serpents vs. Whittell Warriors

The Mineral County Serpents will head out on the road to take on the Whittell Warriors at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Mineral County will be strutting in after a win while Whittell will be coming in after a loss.

Mineral County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They walked away with a 72-61 victory over Sage Ridge on Saturday.

Meanwhile, Whittell was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 58-23 loss at the hands of Pyramid Lake. The Warriors were down 53-20 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.

Mineral County's win ended a seven-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-10. As for Whittell, their loss dropped their record down to 3-10.

Everything came up roses for Mineral County against Whittell in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, as the squad secured a 91-24 victory. In that contest, Mineral County amassed a halftime lead of 52-14, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Wednesday.