By Marty Mayfield
KRTN Multi-Media
TigerFest games were played on Saturday afternoon with a little twist, the boys took to the court first to take on the Trinidad Miners followed by the Lady Tigers playing the Lady Miners.
Raton took the lead in the game, but Trinidad kept it close allowing only a six point lead in the first half of the game. Logan Elliott was back in the game for Raton and made his presence felt under the basket with rebounds. Raton went into the extended halftime break with a 26-20 lead.
After the presentation of Tigerfest royalty the boys took back the court with Trinidad finds their groove and a strong defensive game held Raton to only two points in the third quarter. Trinidad pulled out to a 12 point lead more than once but Raton wouldn’t give in easily and kept hounding the Miners. By the end of the game Trinidad managed to hold Raton down by seven for a 59-52 win.
The ladies took to the floor and saw Raton come out with a mission and defensive prowess not seen very often this season as they went point for point with Trinidad in the first quarter for a 12-12 tie. In the second quarter the Trinidad Lady Miners found their groove and held Raton to only four points and went into halftime with a 22-16 lead.
After the extended halftime break that presented TigerFest Prince and Princess royalty the Lady Tigers went scoreless in the third as they struggled to find the bucket. Raton managed to get three points in the fourth all of them at the free throw line where they went three of 12 free throws. By the end of the game Trinidad had extended their lead to a 45-19 win.
Boys Game
Trinidad 11 9 19 20 59
Raton 13 13 2 20 52
Trinidad High Point
Isaiah Moreno 9 1 of 4 free throws
Jeremiah Romero 18 5 of 6 free throws
Xavier Garcia 11 0 of 2 free throws
Free Throws 13 of 26 attempts
Raton High Point
Lorenzo Anaya 10 0 of 2 free throws
Logan Elliott 14 3 of 6 free throws
Harlem Coley 9 3 of 5 free throws
Free Throws 9 of 20 attempts
Girls Game
Trinidad 12 10 9 14 45
Raton 12 4 0 3 19
Trinidad High Point
Alicia Barron 9 3 3-pointers
Mikayla Hinchley 18 6 of 10 free throws
Keeley Maez 11 1 of 2 free throws
Free throws 9 of 18 attempts
Raton High Point
Aveah Marquez 6 4 of 5 free throws
Dajah Fanelli 5 2 of 2 free throws
Free Throws 10 of 23 attempts
