If the Antonito Trojans were riding high off their 64-22 takedown of the Lake City Community 14ers last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Antonito had to suffer through a rough 86-31 loss at the hands of Primero. Antonito was down 61-26 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Jasiah Jiron and Octavian Martinez certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Jiron scored 11 points along with seven rebounds and five blocks, while Martinez scored eight points along with seven rebounds.
Brett Kendal continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Primero, going 9 for 16 from beyond the arc en route to 39 points and 2 assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Kendal has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Xavier Garcia, who scored 16 points along with six rebounds.
Antonito's defeat dropped their record down to 3-12. As for Primero, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 10-8.
Antonito will look to defend their home court on Friday against Sangre de Cristo at 4:00 p.m. As for Primero, they will head out on the road to challenge Moffat at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Primero has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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