The Mineral County Serpents will take on the Coleville Wolves at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mineral County is coming into the contest on a six-game losing streak.
Mineral County is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Virginia City on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Mineral County was dealt a 70-26 loss at the hands of Virginia City. The Serpents were down 52-25 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
| 01/31/25 @ Virginia City | 3 |
| 01/24/25 @ Coleville | 3 |
| 01/18/25 vs Sage Ridge | 4 |
Mineral County's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Raeane Johnson, who posted six points in addition to seven boards and three steals, and Aveline Blinco, who earned seven points and three steals. Blinco has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Jazmin Serrato, who had two points and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Coleville was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap last Saturday as they fell 35-30 to Sage Ridge.
Mineral County will have to keep a close watch on Kenna Lange and Ashley Tovar, a pair of players who had a big impact on Coleville's prior game. Lange dropped a double-double on 13 points and 17 boards, while Tovar scored six points and eight steals. That was a full 43.3% of Coleville's points, marking the third time in a row she's put up more than a third of the team's points.
Coleville has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-11 record this season. As for Mineral County, their loss dropped their record down to 3-15.
Mineral County took a serious blow against Coleville in their previous matchup last Friday, falling 56-19. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lange, who went 9 for 16 on her way to 19 points along with seven rebounds and six steals. Now that Mineral County knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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