The Pyramid Lake Lakers's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Mineral County Serpents at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pyramid Lake will be strutting in after a win while Mineral County will be coming in after a defeat.
Pyramid Lake is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Eureka, who was ranked sixth in their home state at the time (Pyramid Lake was ranked ninth). Pyramid Lake walked away with a 20-12 victory over Eureka last Friday.
Meanwhile, Mineral County's undefeated season came to an end after five games on Saturday. They came up short against Virginia City, falling 48-27. The contest marked the Serpents' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Despite the loss, Mineral County had strong showings from Chase Reeves, who rushed for 146 yards on only 11 carries, and Andrew Stinson, who picked up 95 receiving yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Reeves a new career-high in rushing yards.
The win got Pyramid Lake back to even at 2-2. As for Mineral County, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1.
Pyramid Lake took their victory against Mineral County in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 62-42. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pyramid Lake since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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