Farmington and Cleveland are an even 3-3 against one another since November of 2016, but not for long. The Farmington Scorpions will take on the Cleveland Storm at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Farmington is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Rio Rancho, who was ranked tenth at the time (Farmington was ranked seventh). Farmington strolled past Rio Rancho with points to spare on Wednesday, taking the game 63-44. The Scorpions pushed the score to 51-30 by the end of the third, a deficit the Rams cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Cleveland, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They claimed a resounding 66-32 win over Cibola.
Farmington better keep an eye on Reagan Westenberger. She was instrumental in Cleveland's win, going 7 for 9 on her way to 14 points. Those 14 points gave Westenberger a new career-high. KC Winters was another key player, putting up six points and six boards.
Cleveland now has a winning record of 9-8. As for Farmington, their victory bumped their record up to 13-4.
Farmington didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Cleveland in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 52-47 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Farmington since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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