Basketball Recap: Excel Christian Takes Loss Despite Strong Efforts from Sam Mills and Keegan Davis

After flying high against Whittell last Friday, Excel Christian came back down to earth. The Excel Christian Warriors took a 63-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mineral County Serpents on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for the Warriors in their matchups with the Serpents: they've now lost seven in a row.

Excel Christian's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Keegan Davis, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 13 boards, and Sam Mills, who almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds. That was a full 40% of Excel Christian's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points.

Warriors

Offensive Rebounds

01/12/24 vs Whittell	24
12/06/23 vs Carlin	17
12/09/23 @ Wells	17
01/13/24 vs Mineral County	16
01/14/25 vs Mineral County	12

Even though they lost, Excel Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in January of 2024.

Robert Wilson was his usual excellent self, putting up 31 points in addition to six boards and five assists for Mineral County. The dominant performance gave Wilson a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Peyton Baldry, who scored 11 points along with five rebounds and three steals.

Excel Christian's loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Mineral County, they moved to 7-9 with that victory, which also ended their four-game losing streak.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Excel Christian will face off against Coleville at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Coleville has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Mineral County, they will take on Pyramid Lake at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Pyramid Lake will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Mineral County surely won't give up without a fight.