Creede unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of the La Veta Redhawks by a score of 43-41 on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Miners in their matchups with the Redhawks: they've now lost five in a row.
Jaxson Fazio and Charles Heinrich certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Fazio earned 14 points in addition to six rebounds and five steals, while Heinrich went 5 for 9 en route to 12 points plus two steals. Fazio has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Aiden Maze, who posted four points in addition to three steals.
Isiah Rodriguez had an outrageously good game for La Veta as he dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Tristan Musgrave, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 13 rebounds.
Creede will challenge Nucla at 4:20 p.m. on Thursday. As for La Veta, they will square off against Dolores at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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