Basketball Game Preview: Pershing County Mustangs vs. Yerington Lions

Pershing County hasn't had much luck against Yerington recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Pershing County Mustangs will look to defend their home court against the Yerington Lions at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Pershing County is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Incline on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Pershing County was beaten by Incline 75-40. The Mustangs were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 41-19.

Meanwhile, Yerington was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Saturday as they fell 55-49 to Battle Mountain. The Lions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Yerington's loss dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Pershing County, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-13.

Pershing County opened the new year with a less-than-successful 60-52 loss to Yerington. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Yerington's Kenneth Picotte, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 13 boards. Now that Pershing County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.