Basketball Recap: Mineral County Takes a Loss

Mineral County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They came up short against the Virginia City Muckers, falling 70-47. While losing is never fun, the Serpents can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nevada basketball rankings (they are ranked 85th, while the Muckers are ranked 29th).

Despite the loss, Mineral County still got an impressive performance from Jaeden Majano, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton Baldry, who posted 12 points.

Mineral County's loss dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Virginia City, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 12-0.

Mineral County will face off against Excel Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Virginia City, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 78-11 win against Whittell on the 11th.