The Trinidad Miners will look to take advantage of their home court for the first time this season as they take on the Raton Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Trinidad will come into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
While Trinidad didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-13), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They enjoyed a cozy 53-39 win over Centennial on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Raton). They breezed past Tournament Opponent to the tune of 66-17 on Saturday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Raton's win came from a few key players Trinidad will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Aiden Riley, who shot 50% from the field on his way to 14 points in addition to eight boards and four steals. The last time his field goal percentage was this high was back in January. Another player making a difference was Logan Elliot, who went 5-for-11 to rack up 13 points and seven rebounds.
Trinidad's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Raton, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Trinidad was able to grind out a solid win over Raton in their previous meeting two weeks ago, winning 62-50. Will the Miners repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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