Las Animas was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They received a blow as they fell 75-58 to the Hoehne Farmers. If the Trojans were looking for revenge after losing 57-53 to them when the teams met back in December of 2023, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Aaron Vargas
| 02/04/25 @ Cheraw | 22 |
| 01/24/25 @ Walsenburg | 22 |
| 02/21/25 vs Hoehne | 21 |
| 12/07/24 vs Arickaree | 20 |
| 01/14/25 @ Rocky Ford | 19 |
| + 14 more games |
Despite the defeat, Las Animas saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Aaron Vargas went 7-for-11 on his way to 21 points and four steals. Vargas has become a key player for Las Animas: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least 20 points, but 4-13 otherwise. Logan Servaes was another key player, putting up six points and five boards.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Hoehne to victory, but perhaps none more so than Levon Bachicha, who went 7-for-9 en route to 16 points and six rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Bachicha a new career-high in field goal percentage (78%). Another player making a difference was Bobby Terry, who went 5-for-10 to rack up 10 points and seven boards.
Las Animas' loss dropped their record down to 7-14. As for Hoehne, the victory got them back to even at 10-10.
Coming up, Las Animas will be taking part in a tournament against Walsenburg at 8:00 p.m. on February 28th. As for Hoehne, they will head out to face off against Simla at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Simla will roll in looking for their 11th straight win, something Hoehne surely won't give up without a fight.
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