Rio Grande hasn't had much luck against West Mesa recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Rio Grande Ravens will head out on the road to challenge the West Mesa Mustangs at 5:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 66-20, which was the final score in Rio Grande's tilt against Los Lunas on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Ravens can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 97th, while the Tigers are ranked tenth).
Meanwhile, West Mesa lost to Albuquerque on the road by a 62-43 margin on Friday. The loss continues a trend for the Mustangs in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost six in a row.
West Mesa's defeat dropped their record down to 15-11. As for Rio Grande, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-22.
Rio Grande ended up a good deal behind West Mesa in their previous meeting last Tuesday, losing 55-41. Can Rio Grande avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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