On Monday, Rio Rancho faced Volcano Vista in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Rio Rancho Rams took a 50-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Volcano Vista Hawks. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Hawks this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 58-55 back in January.
Larissa Martinez
| 02/10/25 @ Volcano Vista | 5 |
| 02/07/25 vs Farmington | 5 |
| 02/05/25 vs Cleveland | 6 |
| 01/31/25 vs Piedra Vista | 4 |
| 01/29/25 @ Cibola | 9 |
| + 2 more games |
Several Rams players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Larissa Martinez, who almost dropped a double-double with 16 points and nine boards. Martinez has been hot, having also posted four or more steals the last seven times she's played. Serena McHugh was another key player, putting up nine points and six rebounds.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Volcano Vista to victory, but perhaps none more so than Zoey Loretto, who posted 11 points and three steals. The dominant performance also gave Loretto a new career-high in blocks (two). Another player making a difference was Jalysa Hines, who put up 16 points along with five boards and four steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Rio Rancho and nudges their season record down to 14-9. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 16-6 Farmington (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 68.2% over those games). As for Volcano Vista, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Rio Rancho will welcome Cibola at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Rio Rancho is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.9 points per game this season. As for Volcano Vista, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Farmington at 7:00 p.m. Volcano Vista also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 50.5 points per game.
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