The Piedra Vista Panthers will head out to face off against the Rio Rancho Rams at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Piedra Vista is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Cleveland, who was ranked fourth at the time (Piedra Vista was ranked 12th). The Panthers came out on top against the Storm by a score of 4-1 on Tuesday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Meanwhile, Rio Rancho had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.8 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 3-2 W against the Cougars.
Rio Rancho pushed their record up to 15-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Piedra Vista, their win was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 13-6.
Piedra Vista couldn't quite finish off Rio Rancho in their previous meeting back in March of 2024 and fell 4-2. Can the Panthers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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