The Rio Americano Raiders will venture away from home to take on the Ponderosa Bruins at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Rio Americano is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.2 points per game this season.
Rio Americano is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Archie Williams just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a hard 55-39 fall against the Peregrine Falcons. The game marked the Raiders' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Adrian Devenecia put forth a good effort for the losing side as he posted 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Johnson, who earned six points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Ponderosa was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a blow against Christian Brothers, falling 70-43. While losing is never fun, the Bruins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 809th, while the Falcons are ranked 87th).
Ponderosa's loss dropped their record down to 4-14. As for Rio Americano, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-5.
Things could have been worse for Rio Americano, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 66-50 loss to Ponderosa in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Can Rio Americano avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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