Basketball Game Preview: La Veta Redhawks vs. Custer County Bobcats

La Veta is 1-8 against Custer County since December of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. Both will face off at 7:00 p.m. without much rest having both just played. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

La Veta took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 56-12 win over Antonito. With the Redhawks ahead 32-6 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.

La Veta had a senior duo take command as Isiah Rodriguez posted 18 points and four steals and Lukas Ozzello went 6 of 11 on his way to 14 points and five rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Rodriguez has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendall Ingram, who put up six points and six steals.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Custer County). They put the hurt on Sangre de Cristo with a sharp 59-37 victory on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Bobcats considering their 29-point performance the contest before.

The win got La Veta back to even at 3-3. As for Custer County, they now have a winning record of 3-2.

La Veta came up short against Custer County when the teams last played back in January, falling 38-32. Will La Veta have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.