A well-balanced attack led Mineral County over Carlin in every quarter on their way to victory on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Mineral County Serpents blew the Carlin Railroaders out of the water with a 64-14 final score. Fans of the Serpents have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
A big part of the victory came down to the chemistry between Chase Reeves and his top target Andrew Stinson. Reeves threw for 332 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 15.8 yards per attempt while Stinson picked up 154 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards.
Mineral County's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged five passes before it was all said and done. Quentin Isom led the group effort, picking up three of those interceptions all by himself. His longest reception was for an incredible 74 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mineral County was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 438 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Carlin only gained 176.
Mineral County's win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-0. As for Carlin, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mineral County will have plenty of time to enjoy the victory as they don't play again for a while. They'll take on Wells at 7:00 p.m. on September 19th. As for Carlin, they will challenge Virginia City at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Carlin focused on turnovers this week as team gave up seven on Thursday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
