The Rio Rancho Rams will face off against the Farmington Scorpions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rio Rancho has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.
Rio Rancho is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Cleveland, who was ranked 17th at the time (Rio Rancho was ranked 11th). Rio Rancho took their game on Wednesday with ease, bagging a 72-44 victory over Cleveland. The Rams have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Farmington didn't have quite enough to beat Piedra Vista on Wednesday and fell 52-50. While the Scorpions didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Panthers 9-5 in the first quarter.
Farmington's loss dropped their record down to 15-6. As for Rio Rancho, their win bumped their record up to 14-7.
Rio Rancho lost to Farmington at home by a decisive 63-44 margin when the teams last played two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Farmington's Kjani Anitielu, who almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine rebounds. Now that Rio Rancho knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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