Basketball Game Preview: Mineral County Serpents vs. Sage Ridge Scorpions

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Previous Games

02/13/24 - Home	65-32 W
02/10/24 - Home	64-29 W
01/20/24 - Away	79-45 W
01/23/18 - Home	75-47 W
01/05/18 - Neutral	55-32 W
+ 2 more games

Mineral County has gone 7-0 against Sage Ridge recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The two teams will face off at 5:30 p.m. without much rest having both just played.

On Friday, Mineral County came up short against Pyramid Lake and fell 53-45. The defeat continues a trend for the Serpents in their matchups with the Lakers: they've now lost three in a row.

Meanwhile, everything went Sage Ridge's way against Whittell on Friday as Sage Ridge made off with a 63-41 win. With that victory, the Scorpions brought their scoring average up to 50.9 points per game.

Sage Ridge's win came from a few key players Mineral County will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Caleb Mulvaney, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine boards. He has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Taylor Sullins, who posted eight points along with ten rebounds and six steals.

The win got Sage Ridge back to even at 5-5. As for Mineral County, their loss dropped their record down to 7-10.

Everything came up roses for Mineral County against Sage Ridge in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, as the team secured a 65-32 victory. Will Mineral County repeat their success, or does Sage Ridge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.