Basketball Game Preview: Rio Grande Ravens vs. Melrose Buffaloes

The Rio Grande Ravens will square off against the Melrose Buffaloes at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Rio Grande has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with 14 straight defeats, while Melrose will come in with seven straight wins.

Last Wednesday, Rio Grande was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 54-50 to Manzano.

Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Melrose beat Del Norte 27-23 on Friday. The 27-point effort marked the Buffaloes' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Melrose's victory bumped their record up to 9-2. As for Rio Grande, their loss dropped their record down to 1-14.