On Friday, Farmington faced Rio Rancho in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Farmington Scorpions snuck past the Rio Rancho Rams with a 63-57 win. The Scorpions haven't had any issues with the Rams recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Kjani Anitielu
| 02/28/25 vs Rio Rancho | 29 |
| 02/20/25 @ Piedra Vista | 26 |
| 02/18/25 vs Cibola | 24 |
| 01/09/25 @ Tohatchi | 22 |
| 03/08/24 vs Los Lunas | 22 |
Kjani Anitielu was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double with 29 points and ten boards. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in points. Harmony Thomas was another key player, putting up nine points.
Despite the loss, Rio Rancho had strong showings from Daysia Jack, who went 6-for-12 to rack up 17 points and five rebounds, and Madilynn Martinez, who posted 19 points along with five boards and four steals. Martinez's big performance that evening made it six games in a row in which she has scored at least 16 points. Another player making a difference was Jayme Archuleta, who scored seven points and seven rebounds.
Farmington pushed their record up to 22-6 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.8 points over those games. As for Rio Rancho, with the defeat, they broke their six-game winning streak and moved their record to 20-10.
Farmington and Rio Rancho are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Farmington will square off against Cleveland at 6:00 p.m. on March 7th. Farmington is facing Cleveland at the right time seeing as Cleveland is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Rio Rancho, they will challenge Los Lunas at 6:00 p.m. on March 7th. One thing working in Rio Rancho's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven contests.
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