Hope Christian hasn't had much luck against Rio Rancho recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. Both will face off at 7:00 p.m. without much rest having both just played. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Hope Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: West Mesa, who was ranked 11th at the time (Hope Christian was ranked 25th). Hope Christian narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past West Mesa 59-56. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Huskies have posted since February 13, 2024.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Rio Rancho). They claimed a resounding 89-59 win over Eldorado. The Rams have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 24 points or more this season.
Rio Rancho has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 35 points. As for Hope Christian, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Hope Christian might still be hurting after the 75-51 defeat they got from Rio Rancho in their previous matchup two weeks ago. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Hope Christian was down 44-20.
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