Bella Vista hasn't had much luck against Rio Americano recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Bella Vista Broncos are taking a road trip to take on the Rio Americano Raiders at 7:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Bella Vista is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 59 points last Monday, they were much more limited against Ponderosa on Wednesday. They were beaten by the Bruins 72-22. While losing is never fun, the Broncos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 713th, while the Bruins are ranked 69th).
Meanwhile, Rio Americano was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were dealt an 80-47 loss at the hands of Woodcreek. The Raiders were down 54-33 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Bella Vista will need focus on slowing down Gabby Ellyason, one of several Rio Americano players who made an impact when they last played. She posted ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Natalie Saunders, who had nine points.
Rio Americano's defeat dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Bella Vista, their loss dropped their record down to 5-11.
Bella Vista was taken down by Rio Americano 63-34 when the teams last played back in December of 2022. Can Bella Vista avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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