The Virginia City Muckers will head out to challenge the Smith Valley Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Virginia City is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Last Saturday, Virginia City took a blow against Pyramid Lake, falling 72-19. While losing is never fun, the Muckers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nevada basketball rankings (they are ranked 63rd, while the Lakers are ranked 15th).
Despite the defeat, Virginia City saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Tesla Turley posted 12 points.
Meanwhile, in Saturday's Canine Competition, Smith Valley came out on top. They walked away with a 51-40 win over Coleville on Saturday. The score was all tied up 18-18 at the break, but the Bulldogs were the better team in the second half.
Virginia City's loss dropped their record down to 15-11. As for Smith Valley, they pushed their record up to 15-7 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Virginia City was taken down by Smith Valley 58-27 when the teams last played last Saturday. Can Virginia City avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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