Basketball Game Preview: Riverside Rangers vs. Farmington Scorpions

The Riverside Rangers and the Farmington Scorpions will face off at 3:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Riverside will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.

Riverside's tournament run continued when they took on Las Cruces on Thursday. Riverside took down Las Cruces 50-36. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Rangers' disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 360th in Texas, while the Bulldawgs are ranked 15th in New Mexico).

Riverside's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jocelyn Castro, who went 9 of 19 en route to 19 points. The game was Castro's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Yazmin Rios, who posted seven points along with seven rebounds and three steals.

Riverside smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in January.

Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Farmington on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew El Dorado out of the water with a 63-20 final score. The Scorpions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matchups by 21 points or more this season.

Farmington's victory was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.3 points per game. As for Riverside, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-7 record this season.