The Rio Grande Ravens's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Saturday after their 14th straight defeat. They fell 61-53 to Albuquerque. While losing is never fun, Rio Grande can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 71st, while Albuquerque is ranked 19th).
Rio Grande's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Mateo Gonzalez, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds, and Santiago Gonzalez who scored 15 points along with eight rebounds and two blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Eliseo Velasquez, who scored 12 points along with two steals.
Even though they lost, Rio Grande smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. This was only their 12th loss (out of 16 games) when they hit their own glass that hard.
Rio Grande's defeat was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-17. That rough patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.7 points per game. As for Albuquerque, their win bumped their record up to 15-9.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Rio Grande will face off against Los Lunas at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully Rio Grande focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Saturday. As for Albuquerque, they will head out on the road to challenge Manzano at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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