The Cleveland Storm will head out to take on the Rio Rancho Rams at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Cleveland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Volcano Vista, who was ranked seventh at the time (Cleveland was ranked third). The Storm walked away with an 8-3 win over the Hawks on Tuesday. The Storm haven't had any issues with the Hawks recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
Piedra Vista typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Rio Rancho proved too difficult a challenge. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Panthers 8-6.
Rio Rancho has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Cleveland, their record now sits at 18-7.
Cleveland came out on top in a nail-biter against Rio Rancho in their previous meeting two weeks ago, sneaking past 5-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Storm since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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