The Mineral County Serpents will venture away from home to face off against the Virginia City Muckers at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for Mineral County and three for Virginia City.
Last Tuesday, Mineral County had to suffer through a 51-10 loss at the hands of Smith Valley.
Meanwhile, Virginia City ended up a good deal behind Portola on Wednesday and lost 63-44. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Muckers came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 54th in Nevada, while the Tigers are ranked 657th in California).
Mineral County will need focus on slowing down Ava Loper, one of several Virginia City players who made an impact when they last played. She posted 11 points and five boards. Those 11 points gave Loper a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaiya Krum, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds.
Mineral County's record is now 3-14. As for Virginia City, their record is now 14-8.
Mineral County took a serious blow against Virginia City in their previous meeting on January 10th, falling 63-18. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Mineral County was down 46-8.
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