Basketball Recap: Roaring Fork Snags Fifth Victory in Last Six Games

Kiko Pena

Rebounds

02/27/25 vs Grand Valley	11
02/22/25 vs Eagle Valley	16
02/21/25 @ Cedaredge	21
02/11/25 @ Meeker	9
02/08/25 vs Gunnison	12
+ 3 more games

If Grand Valley wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Roaring Fork, they should've done a better job of containing Kiko Pena. The Roaring Fork Rams walked away with a 66-57 win over the Grand Valley Cardinals on Thursday for which the team can thank Pena, who dropped a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds. He is on a roll when it comes to boards, as he's now pulled down nine or more in each of the last eight games he's played.

Another player making a difference was Lawson Kreiling, who posted nine points and five rebounds. That's the most points he has posted since back in February of 2024.

Several Cardinals players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Daniel Gronewoller, who put up nine points and five boards. Andrew Horner was another key player, shooting 42% from the field to rack up 13 points.

Roaring Fork has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.0 points over those games. Grand Valley's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-11.

Roaring Fork has already played their next contest, a 59-35 victory against Gunnison on the 1st. As for Grand Valley, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 75-44 win against Soroco on the 1st.