Rio Rancho is 9-0 against Atrisco Heritage Academy since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Rio Rancho Rams will head out on the road to challenge the Atrisco Heritage Academy Jaguars at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Rio Rancho has eight straight victories, Atrisco Heritage Academy has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Rio Rancho is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Volcano Vista, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Rio Rancho was ranked second). Everything went Rio Rancho's way against Volcano Vista on Tuesday as Rio Rancho made off with a 14-4 win. The result was nothing new for Rio Rancho, who have now won 11 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Atrisco Heritage Academy suffered a rough 27-2 loss at the hands of Cleveland on Tuesday.
Rio Rancho pushed their record up to 18-3 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Atrisco Heritage Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-12.
Everything went Rio Rancho's way against Atrisco Heritage Academy in their previous meeting on April 2nd as Rio Rancho made off with an 11-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rio Rancho since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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