Rio Americano has gone 8-0 against Bella Vista recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Rio Americano Raiders will challenge the Bella Vista Broncos at 7:00 p.m. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with six consecutive losses for Rio Americano and seven for Bella Vista.
Rio Americano is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Woodcreek on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Rio Americano was outmatched by Woodcreek and fell 67-30. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 724th, while the Timberwolves are ranked 215th).
| 12/09/23 vs Pajaro Valley | 14 |
| 01/28/25 vs Woodcreek | 11 |
| 12/08/23 vs Nevada Union | 10 |
| 11/26/24 @ St. Francis | 10 |
| 12/14/24 @ Stevenson | 10 |
Despite the defeat, Rio Americano saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Brianna St. Jean posted 11 points. That's the most points St. Jean has posted since back in December of 2023.
Meanwhile, Bella Vista had to suffer through a 72-43 loss at the hands of Ponderosa. The Broncos were down 57-30 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Bella Vista's loss dropped their record down to 5-17. As for Rio Americano, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-15.
Rio Americano didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Bella Vista in their previous meeting on January 10th, but they still walked away with a 51-46 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rio Americano since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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