Ruidoso hasn't had much luck against Melrose recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Ruidoso Warriors will be taking part in a tournament against the Melrose Buffaloes at 3:30 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Thursday.
Ruidoso is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Saturday. They claimed a resounding 61-28 win over Capitan. The score was close at the half, but the Warriors pulled away in the second half with 38 points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Ruidoso to victory, but perhaps none more so than Patrick Kimbrell, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 12 rebounds. Kimbrell has been hot , having posted eight or more rebounds the last five times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Fikany, who posted 19 points along with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Melrose put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Gateway Christian 59-29. Fans of the Buffaloes have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Things could have been worse for Ruidoso, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 59-42 loss to Melrose in their previous meeting back in January. Can Ruidoso avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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