Basketball Game Preview: Mineral County Serpents vs. South Tahoe Vikings

The Mineral County Serpents will take on the South Tahoe Vikings in a tournament on Thursday. Mineral County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52 points per game this season.

Last Saturday, Mineral County lost to Lone Pine at home by a 65-49 margin. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Serpents came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 69th in Nevada, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 562nd in California).

Despite the loss, Mineral County got top-tier performance from Jaeden Majano, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and ten boards. The dominant performance gave Majano a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Robert Wilson, who posted 14 points and seven rebounds.

Meanwhile, South Tahoe entered their tilt with Varsity Opponent on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They claimed a resounding 75-35 victory over Varsity Opponent. The game marked the Vikings' most dominant win of the season so far.

Mineral County better keep an eye on Ronan Fisher. He was instrumental in South Tahoe's win, putting up 20 points. Esha Davis was another key player, posting nine points.

South Tahoe pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.7 points per game. As for Mineral County, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-3.

Mineral County came up short against South Tahoe when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 64-55. Can Mineral County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.