New Mexico High School Basketball - Trinidad edges Raton
January 19, 2012: Raton, NM 87740 In Thursday's non-league outing, the Trinidad Miners (Trinidad, CO) basketball squad nipped the host Raton Tigers (Raton, NM), by a margin of 84-77.
The Miners (5-7) will now prepare for their outing against La Junta (La Junta, CO). The Tigers go into the 3A Tri-Peaks - East outing with a 7-4 record. In their last outing, La Junta got by St. Mary's (Colorado Springs, CO), 66-56, in a league outing.
The Tigers now own a 2-10 record. They take the field next when they travel to Clayton for a non-league outing on Tuesday, January 24. Raton will confront a Yellowjackets team coming off a 62-53 non-league loss to Guymon (Guymon, OK). The Yellowjackets record now stands at 10-9.