Basketball Recap: Mineral County Falls Despite Big Games from Robert Wilson and Jaeden Majano

Mineral County lost against Pyramid Lake two weeks ago and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Mineral County Serpents fell 53-45 to the Pyramid Lake Lakers.

Jaeden Majano and Robert Wilson certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Majano posted six points and nine boards, while Wilson earned nine points and seven rebounds. Another player making a difference was Andrew Stinson, who scored 11 points and six boards.

Serpents

Offensive Rebounds

01/17/25 @ Pyramid Lake	19
01/10/25 vs Virginia City	12
01/07/25 vs Smith Valley	11
01/14/25 @ Excel Christian	10
01/04/25 vs Pyramid Lake	4

Even though they lost, Mineral County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.

Pyramid Lake had a senior duo take command as Terrell Two Hearts dropped a double-double on 11 points and 14 rebounds and Rylen Patrick had 12 points and six boards. Two Hearts has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Cash Hall, who put up four points along with seven boards and six assists.

Mineral County has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-10 record this season. As for Pyramid Lake, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-7 record this season.

Mineral County wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 72-61 win against Sage Ridge on the 18th. As for Pyramid Lake, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 73-39 victory against Coleville on the 18th.