RIO RANCHO — Part two of the Rio Rancho-Cleveland rivalry took place Friday at Cleveland High School, this time for a spot in the semifinals of the Nusenda Credit Union 6A Football Championships.
After being mercy-ruled 50-0 in their previous matchup on Oct. 30, anything the Rams did Friday was a step up from that performance. However, Rio Rancho played much better than most would’ve expected. They gave the Storm their toughest battle in over a month.
That all goes to say, Cleveland still won, and won big. However, there would be no mercy rule this time. The top-seeded Storm defeated the ninth-seeded Rams 49-28 in the quarterfinals of the 6A football championships…