La Veta was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 45-41 heartbreaker at the hands of the Cheraw Wolverines. The Redhawks lost against the Wolverines in their previous head to head back in January of 2024, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 48-22 score last time.

Aspen Autry
02/08/25 vs Cheraw | 7 |
02/13/24 @ Sierra Grande | 6 |
01/25/24 vs Walsenburg | 6 |
02/21/24 vs South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett] | 5 |
02/19/24 vs Primero | 5 |
Despite the loss, La Veta still got an impressive performance from Aspen Autry, who posted 13 points along with eight rebounds and seven assists. The dominant performance gave Autry a new career-high in assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaiden Goemmer, who earned six points.
La Veta's defeat dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Cheraw, they pushed their record up to 10-5 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
When La Veta and Cheraw next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. La Veta will square off against Sierra Grande and their seven-game winning streak at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Cheraw will try to stop Springfield's seven-game winning streak when the meet at 2:00 p.m. on February 15th.
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