Antonito is a perfect 3-0 against Crested Butte since February of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Antonito Trojans will be taking part in a tournament against the Crested Butte Titans at 5:00 p.m. Neither of these teams found much success offensively their last time out, scoring well below their season average.
Antonito is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Creede on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Antonito took a blow against Creede, falling 78-24. The defeat continues a trend for the Trojans in their matchups with the Miners: they've now lost nine in a row.
Nakyla Naveres
| 02/22/25 @ Creede | 8 |
| 02/07/25 @ Moffat | 7 |
| 02/14/25 vs Lake City Community | 6 |
| 02/13/25 vs Hanover | 6 |
| 01/31/25 vs Primero | 6 |
Despite the loss, Antonito had strong showings from Destanaya Quintana, who posted seven points and eight rebounds, and Nakyla Naveres, who put up six points and eight boards. The dominant performance gave Naveres a new career-high in boards.
Meanwhile, Crested Butte was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They received a blow as they fell 33-14 to South Park. The Titans were down 29-6 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Antonito will have to contain Molly Miller as she made an impact in Crested Butte's last game. She scored six points and three steals. That was a full 42.9% of Crested Butte's points, marking the sixth time in a row Miller has had more than a third of the team's points.
Antonito's loss dropped their record down to 3-13. As for Crested Butte, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-16.
Everything came up roses for Antonito against Crested Butte in their previous matchup back in December of 2017, as the team secured a 69-16 victory. In that matchup, Antonito amassed a halftime lead of 43-4, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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