On Tuesday, the Rio Rancho Rams faced the Atrisco Heritage Academy Jaguars in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Rio Rancho fell 75-64 to Atrisco Heritage Academy. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (59), Rio Rancho still had to take the loss.
When it comes to explaining why Rio Rancho lost, one person who can't be blamed is Kevin Archuleta. Despite the final result, he scored 19 points along with five rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Archuleta has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Jayden Johnson, who scored ten points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Leading Atrisco Heritage Academy to victory were Marquise Renfro and Latavious Morris. Renfro scored 22 points along with seven rebounds, while Morris scored 22 points along with seven rebounds. Renfro is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 16 or more in the last nine games he's played. Alexavier Crawford was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with seven rebounds.
Rio Rancho has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-11 record this season. As for Atrisco Heritage Academy, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 19-5.
Rio Rancho will be playing at home against Cibola at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece. As for Atrisco Heritage Academy, they will head out on the road to take on Cleveland at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Atrisco Heritage Academy is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 76.2 points per game this season.
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