Rio Rancho is 9-1 against Volcano Vista since June of 2021, 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 Volcano Vista Hawks at 4:00 p.m. Rio Rancho is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road.
Rio Rancho is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Cleveland, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Rio Rancho was ranked second). Rio Rancho lost 12-2 to Cleveland on Tuesday. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, Rio Rancho couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Monday Volcano Vista sidestepped Hope Christian for an 8-6 win.
Rio Rancho's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 21-4. As for Volcano Vista, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which somehow isn't as good as their 19-6 record this season.
Rio Rancho took their victory against Volcano Vista in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 14-4. 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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