The Merino Rams put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Haxtun at home to the tune of 66-26. Merino has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 matches by 22 points or more this season.
Merino's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brooklyn Sutter, who scored 12 points along with five assists and three steals. Sutter is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed three or more in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kya Piel, who scored 14 points along with six assists.
Merino's victory was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 19-0. They've been dominating during the contests in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 29.8 points. As for Haxtun, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-17.
Merino will face off against Haxtun at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Haxtun focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 27 on Friday. As for they, they will face off against Merino at 5:30 p.m. Haxtun will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Colorado Rankings (they are ranked 234th, while Merino is ranked eighth).
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