The Rio Rancho Rams will play host again on Saturday to welcome the Farmington Scorpions, where kickoff is scheduled at 1:00 p.m.
Rio Rancho is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Cleveland, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (Rio Rancho was ranked 16th). Rio Rancho fell just short of Cleveland by a score of 1-0 on Wednesday. The loss continues a trend for the Rams in their matchups with the Storm: they've now lost five in a row.
Meanwhile, Farmington can finally bid farewell to their four-game losing streak thanks to their game on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Piedra Vista , sneaking past 4-3. The high-scoring effort was just what the Scorpions needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
They hit Piedra Vista with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Jenna Elledge (2),
Janae Yazzie, and
Logan Reeves.
Rio Rancho's defeat dropped their record down to 7-7-1. As for Farmington, their victory bumped their record up to 9-6-1.
Rio Rancho came out on top in a nail-biter against Farmington in their previous matchup back in September, sneaking past 1-0. Will Rio Rancho repeat their success, or does Farmington have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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