The Mineral County Serpents were the 56-37 winner over the Pyramid Lake Lakers when they last played one another two weeks ago, but their luck changed this time around. Mineral County fell just short of Pyramid Lake by a score of 65-63. Mineral County has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Mineral County still got an impressive performance from DeVayne Isom, who almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds. Isom has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 14 times he's played. Triston Jones was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with eight rebounds and seven steals.
Pyramid Lake's win on Thursday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Cash Hall, who scored 17 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Takoda Rivers, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 13 rebounds.
Mineral County's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-10. As for Pyramid Lake, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-10.
Mineral County won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Virginia City at 7:30 p.m. on February 2nd. One thing working in Mineral County's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 12 games. As for Pyramid Lake, they and Whittell will face off at 7:30 p.m. on February 2nd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Whittell is coming into the match with six straight losses on the road, meaning Pyramid Lake will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory.
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