The Riverside Rangers and the Eldorado Golden Eagles will face off at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Riverside is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Farmington just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 69-60 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Scorpions. While losing is never fun, the Rangers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 360th in Texas, while the Scorpions are ranked fourth in New Mexico).
| 12/27/24 vs Farmington | 19 |
| 12/26/24 @ Las Cruces | 19 |
| 12/20/24 vs San Elizario | 22 |
| 12/17/24 vs Chapin | 31 |
| 12/13/24 @ Andress | 15 |
Loss or not, Riverside got some senior leadership from Hazel Veloz and Jocelyn Castro. Veloz went 7 for 14 on her way to 17 points, while Castro posted 19 points and eight boards. Castro's afternoon made it five games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Yazmin Rios was another key player, putting up nine points and five rebounds.
Even though they lost, Riverside smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Eldorado took on Hobbs on Friday. Eldorado took a blow against Hobbs, falling 76-21.
Eldorado now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Riverside, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-8.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
