The Mineral County Serpents will take on the Smith Valley Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mineral County's offense hasn't had much luck over their past four matchups, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Mineral County will head into Saturday's contest out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Saturday. They took a blow against Pyramid Lake, falling 70-11. The Serpents were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 49-11.
Raeane Johnson was Mineral County's leading scorer, having posted four points. Jalynn Jaramillo held things down on the boards with five rebounds.
While Smith Valley didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They strolled past Sierra Lutheran with points to spare back in December of 2024, taking the game 26-12.
Smith Valley has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for Mineral County, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Mineral County might still be hurting after the 35-10 loss they got from Smith Valley in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Can Mineral County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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