Mineral County is 1-8 against Virginia City since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Mineral County Serpents will head out on the road to challenge the Virginia City Muckers at 1:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Saturday.
Mineral County is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Owyhee, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Mineral County was ranked second). Mineral County blew past Owyhee, posting a 62-0 victory at home. The Serpents' win was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Chase Reeves continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 181 yards and five touchdowns on only 16 passes, while also rushing for 57 yards and a touchdown. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for five or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Andrew Stinson was Reeves' top target, picking up 76 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Mineral County's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. Stinson led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
Meanwhile, Virginia City had to endure a four-game losing streak dating back to last season, but that streak is no more. They blew past Owyhee 50-8 on the road last Saturday. The Muckers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Angel Hipolito was his usual excellent self, rushing for 105 yards and four touchdowns on only 14 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Olee, who rushed for 18 yards and a touchdown.
Mineral County's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Virginia City, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Mineral County came up short against Virginia City in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 34-30. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hipolito, who rushed for 162 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown. Now that Mineral County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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