After flying high against Pueblo Central on Saturday, La Veta came back down to earth. The La Veta Redhawks fell just short of the Rye Thunderbolts by a score of 3-2 on Saturday.
La Veta took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 12-25, 25-27, 25-17, 15-8.
Even though they lost, La Veta kept the net locked down and finished the game with 21 blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted since back in August of 2023.
La Veta's loss dropped their record down to 14-8. As for Rye, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season.
After both having extra time off, La Veta and Manzanola will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in La Veta's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Manzanola has been banged up by nine consecutive losses on the road. Rye has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against Pueblo Centennial on the 28th.
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