Trinidad was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat. They lost to the Raton Tigers at home by a 47-30 margin. While losing is never fun, the Miners can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 201st in Colorado, while the Tigers are ranked 62nd in New Mexico).
Trinidad's loss came despite strong showings from Xavier Garcia and Isaiah Moreno. Garcia rushed for 112 yards and a touchdown, while Moreno rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. With that strong performance, Garcia is now averaging an impressive 101.5 rushing yards per game.
Even though they lost, Trinidad was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 221 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Raton got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Cannon Walton out in front who rushed for 122 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and also threw for 118 yards and two touchdowns. Walton's longest rush was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another player making a difference was Cael Walton, who rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
Trinidad's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Raton, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Trinidad will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Dolores Huerta Prep at 7:00 p.m. on September 20th. As for Raton, they will have plenty of time to enjoy the win as they don't play again for a while. They'll take on Robertson at 7:00 p.m. on September 20th.
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