The Rio Rancho Rams will face off against the Farmington Scorpions at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Rio Rancho's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 13 matchups.
Rio Rancho is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Roswell, who was ranked sixth at the time (Rio Rancho was ranked seventh). Rio Rancho fell just short of Roswell by a score of 61-58 on Friday. That's two games in a row now that the Rams have lost by exactly three points.
Meanwhile, Farmington entered their tilt with Miyamura on Wednesday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They breezed by the Patriots to the tune of 84-36. The Scorpions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 20 points or more this season.
Farmington's win came from a few key players Rio Rancho will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Landon Begay, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine assists. Those nine assists gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Sataurus Griego, who went 5 of 8 on his way to 14 points.
Farmington is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.4 points per game. As for Rio Rancho, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-5.
Everything went Rio Rancho's way against Farmington when the teams last played back in January of 2020, as Rio Rancho made off with a 69-44 win. Does Rio Rancho have another victory up their sleeve, or will Farmington turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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