After flying high against Meeker on Friday, Grand Valley came back down to earth. The Grand Valley Cardinals fell 63-51 to the Roaring Fork Rams on Saturday. The Cardinals were not able to make up for their defeat to the Rams from their previous meeting back in February of 2024.
Despite the loss, Grand Valley still got an impressive performance from Leonardo De La Cruz, who made all 6 shots he took to post 13 points and three steals. De La Cruz is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Porter Ostermiller, who posted five points along with six rebounds and five assists.
Cardinals
| 02/13/24 @ Soroco | 19 |
| 01/11/25 vs Roaring Fork | 17 |
| 12/14/24 @ Gunnison | 15 |
| 01/20/24 vs North Fork | 15 |
| 01/23/24 @ Olathe | 14 |
Even though they lost, Grand Valley was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in February of 2024.
It was another big night for Kiko Pena, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 20 boards for Roaring Fork. Pena continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Lucas Carballeira was another key player, going 7 of 14 on his way to 22 points.
Grand Valley's loss dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Roaring Fork, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-3.
Grand Valley will head out to face off against North Fork at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Grand Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.7 points per game this season. As for Roaring Fork, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Cedaredge at 7:30 p.m.
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