Football Recap: Farmington Scorpions vs. Rio Rancho Rams
On Friday, Farmington faced Rio Rancho in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Farmington Scorpions took a 34-23 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rio Rancho Rams. That makes it the first time this season the Scorpions have let down their home crowd.
Rio Rancho got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Jace Pitt out in front who picked up 140 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Another signal caller making a difference was Jj Arellano, who threw for 218 yards and four touchdowns.
Farmington has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-5 record this season. As for Rio Rancho, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
Farmington has the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Piedra Vista at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Piedra Vista is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.9 points per game this season. As for Rio Rancho, they will venture away from home to square off against Cleveland at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Cleveland's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last eight games.
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