Rio Rancho hasn't had much luck against Cleveland recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Rio Rancho Rams will square off against the Cleveland Storm at 6:30 p.m. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Last Tuesday, Rio Rancho got the win against Piedra Vista by a conclusive 3-0.
Rio Rancho never let Piedra Vista on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-8, 25-10.
Cleveland extended their winning streak to 18 games thanks to a huge performance from Miya Branaugh. Cleveland put the hurt on Volcano Vista with a sharp 3-0 victory on Tuesday thanks in part to Branaugh, who had six aces and five digs. That's the most aces she has posted in her last eight matchups.
The final score came out to 25-15, 25-20, 25-13.
Cleveland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 22 consecutive contests.
Cleveland's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-2. As for Rio Rancho, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season.
Rio Rancho suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Cleveland when the teams last played back in October. Can Rio Rancho avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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