After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Sargent, the Trinidad Miners were happy to have found some success on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Sierra Grande 32-29. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win Trinidad has posted yet this season.
Leading Trinidad to victory were Monserrad Viera Flores and Danica Shipley. Viera Flores dropped a double-double on ten points and ten steals, while Shipley scored 17 points along with two steals. That's the first time this season that Shipley scored 15 or more points.
Trinidad has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Sierra Grande, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-8.
Trinidad will be playing at home against Dolores Huerta Prep at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Sierra Grande, they will head out on the road to square off against Walsenburg at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Walsenburg is on a four-game streak of home losses, Sierra Grande an eight-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change.
