After a string of three wins, the Trinidad Miners's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They were the victim of a tough 51-25 loss at the hands of Monte Vista. Trinidad has not had much luck with Monte Vista recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Despite the loss, Trinidad still got an impressive performance from Jesse Gegelman, who scored 11 points along with three steals. Gegelman hasn't dropped below three steals for three straight games.
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.
It was another big night for Zariah Archuleta, who scored 14 points along with three steals for Monte Vista. Archuleta hasn't dropped below two steals for eight straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Hannah Henderhan, who scored ten points along with five rebounds.
Trinidad's defeat dropped their record down to 11-10. As for Monte Vista, their win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-2.
Trinidad will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Del Norte at 5:00 p.m. on February 20th. Hopefully Del Norte focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 25 on Saturday. Monte Vista does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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