Las Animas triumphant thanks to a strong effort from Tj Ortiz

By Team Reports Feb 18, 2024, 8:39am

Recap: Las Animas Trojans vs. Center Vikings

The Las Animas Trojans won the last time they faced the Center Vikings, and things went their way on Wednesday too. Las Animas came out on top against Center by a score of 44-33. Las Animas pushed the score to 41-20 by the end of the third, a deficit Center cut but never quite recovered from.

Tj Ortiz was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 13 points and 12 rebounds. Brander Nichols was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with five rebounds and three steals.

Las Animas now has a winning record of 10-9. As for Center, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-14.

Las Animas will take on Walsenburg at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully Walsenburg focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 12 last Tuesday. As for Center, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 54-31 loss vs. Sanford on the 16th.

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