Football Preview: Eureka Vandals vs. Mineral County Serpents
On Friday Eureka will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. After both having extra time off, they and the Mineral County Serpents will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Eureka is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Virginia City, who was ranked sixth in their home state at the time (Eureka was ranked fourth). Eureka took their matchup on October 11th with ease, bagging a 54-20 win over Virginia City. Considering the Vandals have won five matches by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Mineral County beat Pyramid Lake 22-14 on October 11th. The 22-point effort marked the Serpents' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Andrew Stinson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, picking up 145 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He didn't just play on offense: he also made eight total tackles and defended two passes in addition to snagging an interception.
Another reason for the win was Mineral County's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Ivan Eaton was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. He has been hot for a while, having also posted five or more total tackles the last 11 times he's played.
Eureka has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Mineral County, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Everything went Eureka's way against Mineral County in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, as Eureka made off with a 36-12 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eureka since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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