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

After flying high against Coleville last Tuesday, Mineral County came back down to earth. The Mineral County Serpents took a 57-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Sage Ridge Scorpions on Wednesday. The Serpents were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Scorpions earlier this season, when they won 72-61.

Jaeden Majano

Steals

02/05/25 @ Sage Ridge	2
02/04/25 vs Coleville	4
01/31/25 @ Virginia City	2
01/28/25 @ Smith Valley	4

Despite the defeat, Mineral County had strong showings from Jaeden Majano, who posted 18 points, and Robert Wilson, who earned 18 points. Majano is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last four games he's played. Peyton Baldry was another key player, putting up eight points.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Sage Ridge to victory, but perhaps none more so than Daniel Dicante, who went 6-for-12 on his way to 18 points in addition to seven steals and six rebounds. Dicante has become a key player for Sage Ridge: the team is undefeated when he posts at least 15 points, but 5-10 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Mulvaney, who dropped a double-double with 19 points and 20 boards.

Mineral County dropped their record down to 12-14 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Sage Ridge, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-10.

Mineral County wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 71-32 win against Excel Christian on the 7th. As for Sage Ridge, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 49-40 victory against Whittell on the 7th.