The Taos Tigers will face off against the Grants Pirates at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Taos will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Capital, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Taos came out on top against Capital by a score of 63-50 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Taos to victory, but perhaps none more so than Roman Quintana, who posted 11 points plus five rebounds and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Malakhai Ely, who had 13 points in addition to seven rebounds and three blocks.
Meanwhile, Grants had to kick off their season on the road on Tuesday, but they showed no ill effects. They walked away with a 63-51 victory over Miyamura.
Taos was able to grind out a solid win over Grants in their previous matchup back in December of 2022, winning 68-55. The rematch might be a little tougher for Taos since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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