Basketball Recap: Charlie Fairchild Key Part of a Team Effort in Miners Win

Creede won the last time they faced Antonito and things went their way on Saturday too. The Creede Miners walked away with a 41-29 victory over the Antonito Trojans.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Creede to victory, but perhaps none more so than Charlie Fairchild, who went 6 of 14 en route to 14 points along with five boards and five steals. Fairchild has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 12 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Charles Heinrich, who went 6 for 11 on his way to 15 points.

Creede's win bumped their record up to 5-10. As for Antonito, they dropped their record down to 1-9 with the loss, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Creede will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Moffat at 5:00 p.m. on February 13th. As for Antonito, they will square off against Cotopaxi at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.