Mineral County has gone 3-0 against Wells recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Mineral County Serpents will venture away from home to face off against the Wells Leopards at 6:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Mineral County is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Carlin, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Mineral County was ranked third). Mineral County took their match on the road last Thursday with ease, bagging a 64-14 victory over Carlin. 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 win 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. Stinson torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 80 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. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Wells on the road against McDermitt on Saturday as the team secured a 48-16 victory.
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 Wells, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Everything came up roses for Mineral County against Wells when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 64-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mineral County since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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