Trinidad lost against Raton back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Trinidad Miners lost to the Raton Tigers at home by a 44-29 margin. While losing is never fun, the Miners can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 296th in Colorado, while the Tigers are ranked 90th in New Mexico).
Nathan Sandoval was Trinidad's leading scorer, having posted six points.
It was another big night for Chase Walton, who dropped a triple-double with 12 points, ten rebounds, and ten blocks for Raton. Walton is on a roll when it comes to blocks, as he's now posted two or more in each of the last 11 games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Wyatt Berry, who posted six points along with nine boards and eight steals.
Trinidad has been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 14 contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-13 record this season. Raton's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 12-11.
Trinidad didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 36-33 victory against Sangre de Cristo on the 21st. As for Raton, they have also already played their next game, a 55-53 win against Tucumcari on the 20th.
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