The Trinidad Miners will take on the Sangre de Cristo Thunderbirds at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Monday, everything went Trinidad's way against Raton as Trinidad made off with a 34-12 victory. The Miners have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matches by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous four contests, Sangre de Cristo brought some dynamite into their most recent contest. They claimed a resounding 66-16 win over Antonito. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Thunderbirds have posted since January 10th.
Trinidad is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.3 points over those games. As for Sangre de Cristo, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-12.
Trinidad was able to grind out a solid victory over Sangre de Cristo when the teams last played back in January of 2024, winning 48-41. Does Trinidad have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sangre de Cristo turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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