The Rio Vista Rams will face off against the Mesa Verde Mavericks at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Friday, Rio Vista came up short against Golden Sierra and fell 61-54.
Meanwhile, Mesa Verde was just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 59-58 to Vacaville Christian. That's two games in a row now that the Mavericks have lost by just one point.
Rio Vista will have to keep a close watch on Elijah Colon and Mathew Garcia, a pair of players who had a big impact on Mesa Verde's prior game. Colon went 10 of 17 on his way to 25 points and five steals, while Garcia almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine boards. Those five steals gave Colon a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Dickinson, who posted 11 points and three steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Mesa Verde and nudges their season record down to 3-13. As for Rio Vista, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 4-11.
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