The Rio Rancho Rams will challenge the Cleveland Storm at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Rio Rancho 2.8, Cleveland 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Rio Rancho is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Piedra Vista, who was ranked second at the time (Rio Rancho was ranked third). The Rams took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Panthers on Friday. The Rams were red-hot at the plate heading into the contest (they scored no less than ten runs in the three matchups prior), but the Panthers' pitchers proved too tough.
Meanwhile, Cleveland put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Volcano Vista 20-5. Considering the Storm have won 12 games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Cleveland's win bumped their record up to 20-0. As for Rio Rancho, they moved to 16-4 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Rio Rancho couldn't quite get it done against Cleveland when the teams last played two weeks ago as they fell 6-3. Can the Rams avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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