Rangers
| 12/27/24 vs Farmington | 60-69 |
| 12/26/24 @ Las Cruces | 50-36 |
| 12/20/24 vs San Elizario | 73-18 |
| 12/17/24 vs Chapin | 53-49 |
| 12/13/24 @ Andress | 54-25 |
After a string of six wins, Riverside's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They took a 69-60 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Farmington 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).
Riverside's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Hazel Veloz, who went 7 of 14 en route to 17 points, and Jocelyn Castro, who posted 19 points and eight rebounds. Castro is on a roll when it comes to points, as she's now scored 15 or more in the last five games she's played. Another player making a difference was Yazmin Rios, who had 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 matchups.
Farmington's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Chenoa Parrish, who went 7 of 13 on her way to 18 points and eight rebounds. Those eight boards gave Parrish a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Caris Dale, who went 6 of 11 on her way to 14 points and five boards.
Riverside's loss dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Farmington, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-1.
Riverside didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 49-31 win against Eldorado on the 28th. As for Farmington, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, an 85-16 defeat against Hobbs on the 28th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
