On Friday, Virginia City faced Eureka in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Virginia City Muckers took a blow against the Eureka Vandals, falling 54-20. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Muckers of the 38-20 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2023.
Several Muckers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Angel Hipolito, who rushed for 87 yards and two touchdowns. Hipolito is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Virginia City's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Eureka, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Virginia City will challenge Wells at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Eureka, they will square off against Round Mountain at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Round Mountain is on a four-game streak of home wins, Eureka a eight-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season)-- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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