La Veta saw some tournament action on Saturday. The game between them and the Nucla Mustangs didn't end well, with the La Veta Redhawks falling 39-20. The Redhawks were down 37-14 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Despite the loss, La Veta still got an impressive performance from Marianna De La Cruz, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds. Another player making a difference was Jaiden Goemmer, who had a point plus 11 rebounds and three blocks.
Leading Nucla to victory were Lantry Galley and Kendra McCluer. Galley dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds, while McCluer earned 11 points along with five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Viviana Zunich, who earned five points in addition to nine rebounds and three steals.
This is the second loss in a row for La Veta and nudges their season record down to 2-2. As for Nucla, their record is now 3-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. La Veta will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Centennial at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Nucla, they will venture away from home to square off against Vail Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Nucla's defense has only allowed 29.2 points per game this season, so Vail Christian's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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