The Coleville Wolves will face off against the Mineral County Serpents at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Saturday, Coleville was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 35-30 to Sage Ridge.
Despite the defeat, Coleville had strong showings from Kenna Lange, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 17 rebounds, and Ashley Tovar, who posted six points and eight steals. That was a full 43.3% of Coleville's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Meanwhile, Mineral County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They were dealt a 70-26 defeat at the hands of Virginia City. The Serpents were down 52-25 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Coleville will have to keep a close watch on Raeane Johnson and Aveline Blinco, a pair of players who had a big impact on Mineral County's prior game. Johnson scored six points in addition to seven boards and three steals, while Blinco put up seven points and three steals. Blinco has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jazmin Serrato, who had two points and six rebounds.
Mineral County's loss dropped their record down to 3-15. As for Coleville, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-11 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Coleville against Mineral County in their previous matchup last Friday, as the squad secured a 56-19 win. In that game, Coleville amassed a halftime lead of 38-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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