La Veta hasn't had much luck against Primero recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The La Veta Redhawks will challenge the Primero Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m.
La Veta is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Kim/Branson on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. La Veta took a blow against Kim/Branson, falling 61-22. The Redhawks were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 40-10.
La Veta's defeat came about despite a quality game from Tristan Musgrave, who posted six points and eight rebounds.
Meanwhile, Primero had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24.6 points) and they went ahead and made it nine on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 74-51 margin over the Panthers. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 107th, while the Panthers are ranked 343rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
La Veta better keep an eye on Mat Pachorek. He was instrumental in Primero's win, dropping a double-double on 29 points and ten boards. Those 29 points gave Pachorek a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Brett Kendall, who went 8 for 18 on his way to 21 points along with eight rebounds and five steals.
Primero pushed their record up to 12-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.4 points per game. As for La Veta, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
La Veta came up short against Primero in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 57-46. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Primero's Xavier Garcia, who scored 23 points. Now that La Veta knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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