If Sage Ridge was feeling good fresh off their 63-41 takedown of Whittell on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Sage Ridge Scorpions fell 72-61 to the Mineral County Serpents on Saturday. The defeat continues a trend for the Scorpions in their matchups with the Serpents: they've now lost eight in a row.
| 01/18/25 @ Mineral County | 20 |
| 01/17/25 vs Whittell | 15 |
| 01/11/25 @ Coleville | 16 |
Sage Ridge's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Caleb Mulvaney, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 rebounds. Mulvaney's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Taylor Sullins was another key player, going 5 of 10 on his way to 13 points in addition to eight boards and five steals.
Mineral County's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jaeden Majano, who almost dropped a double-double on 27 points and nine rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Robert Wilson, who almost dropped a double-double on 22 points and nine boards.
Sage Ridge now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Mineral County, their victory ended a seven-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-11.
Sage Ridge didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 67-20 defeat against Churchill County on the 21st. Mineral County has also already played their next match (against Whittell), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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