The Las Animas Trojans struggled with assists on Tuesday (the Holly Wildcats had eight more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Las Animas fell 61-50 to Holly. While losing is never fun, Las Animas can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 217th, while Holly is ranked 102nd).
Las Animas' defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brander Nichols, who scored 18 points along with three steals. Another player making a difference was Tj Ortiz, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds.
Devin Eaton was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 19 points and 11 rebounds for Holly. Truman King was another key contributor, scoring 16 points along with five rebounds and three steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Las Animas and nudges their season record down to 9-9. As for Holly, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
Las Animas won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Center at 7:30 p.m. on February 14th. Las Animas is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 50.5 points per game this season. As for Holly, they will face off against Hoehne at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Holly is facing Hoehne at the right time seeing as Hoehne is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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