On Thursday, Mineral County faced Owyhee in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Mineral County Serpents blew past the Owyhee Braves 62-0 at home. The Serpents' win was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
It was another big night for Chase Reeves, who threw for 181 yards and five touchdowns on only 16 passes, and also rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for five or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Andrew Stinson was Reeves' top target, picking up 76 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Mineral County's defense and their three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Ivan Eaton.
Mineral County pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Owyhee, they are on a seven-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Mineral County will head out to square off against Virginia City at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Mineral County knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Virginia City likes a good challenge. As for Owyhee, they will be playing at home against McDermitt at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Owyhee is facing McDermitt at the right time seeing as McDermitt is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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