There's no place like home for Taos, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They snuck past the Moriarty Pintos with a 35-29 win on Tuesday. The Tigers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Pintos, too.
Taos got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Julianna Flores out in front who posted 13 points and six steals. Flores continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Jasmine Mondragon, who had ten points and three steals.
Several Pintos players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Elia Encinias, who put up five points and five steals. Those five steals gave Encinias a new career-high.
Taos' win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-13. As for Moriarty, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-12.
Taos didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 45-33 victory against Los Alamos on the 31st. Moriarty has also already played their next game, a 48-24 loss against Pojoaque Valley on the 31st.
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