The Cleveland Storm will take on the Piedra Vista Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Cleveland is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.5 points per game this season.
Cleveland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Rio Rancho, who was ranked 11th at the time (Cleveland was ranked 18th). Cleveland fell 66-54 to Rio Rancho on Thursday. The Storm have struggled against the Rams recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Savannah Madueno
| 02/20/25 vs Rio Rancho | 16 |
| 02/18/25 vs Volcano Vista | 16 |
| 02/13/25 @ Piedra Vista | 19 |
Cleveland's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Savannah Madueno, who went 5-for-7 to rack up 16 points, and Reagan Westenberger, who posted ten points and seven rebounds. Madueno's evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Malia Mose, who put up ten points.
Even though they lost, Cleveland smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Piedra Vista was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 53-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of Farmington.
Piedra Vista's defeat dropped their record down to 11-15. As for Cleveland, their loss dropped their record down to 13-13.
Cleveland strolled past Piedra Vista in their previous meeting last Thursday by a score of 66-50. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Piedra Vista's Tyra Holyan, who went 10-for-18 on her way to 24 points and three steals. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Cleveland still be able to contain Holyan? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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