Farmington and Cleveland are an even 4-4 against one another since November of 2016, but not for long. The Farmington Scorpions will face off against the Cleveland Storm at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Farmington has seven straight victories, Cleveland has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Farmington is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Rio Rancho, who was ranked eighth at the time (Farmington was ranked fifth). Farmington managed a 63-57 win over Rio Rancho on Friday.
Kjani Anitielu
| 02/28/25 vs Rio Rancho | 29 |
| 02/20/25 @ Piedra Vista | 26 |
| 02/18/25 vs Cibola | 24 |
| 01/09/25 @ Tohatchi | 22 |
| 03/08/24 vs Los Lunas | 22 |
Kjani Anitielu continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double with 29 points and ten boards. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Harmony Thomas, who posted nine points.
Meanwhile, Cleveland came up short against Piedra Vista last Monday and fell 64-56.
Farmington will need to focus on slowing down Savannah Madueno, one of several Cleveland players who made an impact when they last played. She had 12 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals. KC Winters was another key player, going 5-for-6 to rack up 10 points.
Farmington pushed their record up to 22-6 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.8 points over those games. As for Cleveland, they now have a losing record of 13-14.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Farmington has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 23.7 boards per game. However, it's not like Cleveland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 30.9 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Farmington was able to grind out a solid win over Cleveland in their previous meeting back in February, winning 57-45. The rematch might be a little tougher for Farmington 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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