Football Game Preview: Trinidad Plays at Home

By Team Reports Sep 3, 2024, 7:08am

Football Preview: Trinidad Miners vs. Raton Tigers

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The Trinidad Miners will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Raton Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Trinidad is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They took a 20-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of Ellicott. The Miners' loss continues a trend for the team, making it ten in a row dating back to last season.

Trinidad might have lost, but man, Xavier Garcia was a machine: he rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 33 receiving yards. Garcia also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making six total tackles and defending two passes.

Meanwhile, Raton ended up a good deal behind Lamar on Friday and lost 28-14.

Trinidad was dealt a bruising 41-8 defeat at the hands of Raton when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Will Trinidad have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.

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