Mineral County is on a six-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Eureka is on a eight-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mineral County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 46.4 points per game this season.
Mineral County is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Pyramid Lake, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Mineral County was ranked third). Mineral County came out on top against Pyramid Lake by a score of 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 is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last 11 games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Eureka). They breezed by Virginia City to the tune of 54-20 on October 11th. Considering the Vandals have won five games by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Mineral County's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Eureka, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Mineral County might still be hurting after the 36-12 defeat they got from Eureka in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Thankfully for Mineral County, Anthony Minoletti (who rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 155 yards and three touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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