On Saturday, The Virginia City Muckers faced the Pyramid Lake Lakers in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Virginia City snuck past Pyramid Lake with a 28-24 win. The win made it back-to-back wins for Virginia City.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Virginia City to victory, but perhaps none more so than Angel Hipolito, who rushed for 192 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. Merrick Marotti was another key contributor, rushing for 86 yards and two touchdowns.
Virginia City's victory bumped their record up to 9-1. As for Pyramid Lake, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-3.
Virginia City will face off against Pahranagat Valley at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Pahranagat Valley is coming into the game hot, having won their last seven games. Pyramid Lake does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
