Cleveland is 2-8 against Volcano Vista since January of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Cleveland Storm will look to defend their home court against the Volcano Vista Hawks at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Cleveland sitting on four straight wins and Volcano Vista on nine.
Cleveland is headed into the contest having just posted their biggest victory since January 7th on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Piedra Vista with a sharp 80-58 win. Given the Storm's advantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Panthers are ranked 81st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Volcano Vista got the win against Farmington on Tuesday by a conclusive 68-46. The Hawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 games by 21 points or more this season.
Volcano Vista's victory was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-2. As for Cleveland, their win bumped their record up to 14-5.
Cleveland suffered a grim 76-52 defeat to Volcano Vista in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Can Cleveland avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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