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| 03/15/25 - Neutral | 8-3 W |
| 05/17/24 - Neutral | 5-3 W |
| 04/30/24 - Away | 12-2 W |
| 04/12/24 - Home | 4-16 L |
| 03/23/24 - Away | 4-5 L |
| + 5 more games |
Cleveland and Rio Rancho are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2022, but likely not for long. The Storm will be playing in front of their home fans against the Rams at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Cleveland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Volcano Vista, who was ranked eighth at the time (Cleveland was ranked fifth). The Storm skirted past the Hawks 8-7. The Storm haven't had any issues with the Hawks recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, Rio Rancho had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 win over the Panthers. Three seems to be a good number for the Rams as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Rio Rancho's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-4. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 2.6 runs across that stretch. As for Cleveland, their victory bumped their record up to 14-6.
Cleveland beat Rio Rancho 8-3 in their previous matchup back in March. Will the Storm repeat their success, or do the Rams have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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