The Trinidad Miners's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Del Norte Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on February 20th. Hopefully Trinidad focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 37 on Saturday.
After soaring to 57 points the game before, Trinidad were a bit more limited in their contest. They were the victim of a rough 51-25 defeat at the hands of Monte Vista. While losing is never fun, Trinidad can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 202nd, while Monte Vista is ranked 79th).
The losing side was boosted by Jesse Gegelman, who scored 11 points along with three steals. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last three times she's played.
Trinidad struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only two offensive rebounds. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Monte Vista pulled down 15 offensive rebounds.
Del Norte can finally bid farewell to their five-game losing streak thanks to their game on Saturday. They walked away with a 36-28 victory over Sanford. The win was just what Del Norte needed coming off of a 58-15 loss in their prior contest.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Del Norte to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kaitlyn Velasquez, who scored ten points along with four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Parra, who scored nine points along with three steals.
Trinidad's defeat dropped their record down to 11-10. As for Del Norte, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-10.
Tuesday's match is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Trinidad have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 27 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Del Norte struggles in that department as they've been averaging 22.4 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Trinidad came up short against Del Norte when the teams last played on February 2nd, falling 30-25. Can Trinidad avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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