Trinidad was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the South Park Burros. The Miners were not able to make up for their defeat to the Burros from their previous meeting back in September of 2024.
Trinidad was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made South Park work for it, especially in the first set. The final score came out to 27-25, 25-22, 15-25, 25-15.
Aubrey Valdez paced Trinidad's offense, picking up seven kills. Valdez were helped by Elia Bowman and Summer Hernandez, who contributed eight assists each. Finally, Mikayla Hinchley kept Trinidad's defense grounded, leading the team with five blocks.
Trinidad's loss dropped their record down to 3-9. As for South Park, with the win, they broke their seven-match losing streak and moved their record to 4-8.
Trinidad and South Park could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Colorado Rankings. The Miners will square off against Raton at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank disadvantage (267 vs. 60). Meanwhile, South Park (ranked 290th) will meet Monte Vista (ranked 127th) at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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