Rio Rancho was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 63-59 heartbreaker at the hands of the Farmington Scorpions. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (58), the Rams still had to take the loss.
Several Rams players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Kai Bradford, who went 5 of 8 on his way to 12 points. Another player making a difference was Kayden Decker, who posted ten points in addition to seven boards and three steals.
Rams
| 01/21/25 vs Farmington | 59-63 |
| 01/17/25 vs Roswell | 58-61 |
| 01/14/25 @ St. Michael's | 66-69 |
Even though they lost, Rio Rancho smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive boards in three consecutive matchups.
Farmington's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Landon Begay, who went 5 for 10 en route to 19 points and three steals. Begay has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Sataurus Griego, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 15 points and three steals.
Rio Rancho's loss dropped their record down to 11-6. As for Farmington, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.
Rio Rancho will head out on the road to face off against Volcano Vista at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Volcano Vista knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 17 contests -- so hopefully Rio Rancho likes a good challenge. As for Farmington, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 57-56 defeat against Cleveland on the 23rd.
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