Cleveland has gone 10-0 against Rio Rancho recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Cleveland Storm will take on the Rio Rancho Rams at 6:30 p.m. Cleveland is coming into the match hot, having won their last 13 games.
Cleveland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Volcano Vista, who was ranked 17th in their home state at the time (Cleveland was ranked first). Cleveland blew past Volcano Vista 3-0 on Thursday.
Cleveland never let Volcano Vista on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-14, 25-23.
Cleveland relied on the efforts of Miya Branaugh, who had seven digs and two aces, and Atiana Hernandez, who had seven digs. Branaugh is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Cleveland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 17 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Rio Rancho, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Piedra Vista on Thursday as Rio Rancho made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Rio Rancho was: they took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-14, 25-11.
Cleveland's win bumped their record up to 15-2. As for Rio Rancho, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.
Cleveland beat Rio Rancho 3-1 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will Cleveland repeat their success, or does Rio Rancho have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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