Elevated edges Treasure Valley 197-187 in tight Albuquerque finish
Elevated’s 197-187 win over Treasure Valley came down to the final stretch, turning a 10-point margin into the weekend’s sharpest finish in Albuquerque.
Elevated closed out Treasure Valley 197-187 in the Sunday afternoon finale at Rumble on the Rio, a scoreline tight enough to leave the bout hanging on a few late jams at the Albuquerque National Guard Armory. The 10-point gap marked one of the event’s closest finishes and capped a tournament that kept producing narrow swings across two days in Albuquerque.
The matchup was part of the third annual Rumble on the Rio, a June 27-28 invitational hosted by Los Alamos Derby Dames, Elevated Roller Derby and Albuquerque Roller Derby. Flat Track Stats listed the Treasure Valley-Elevated bout for 4:00 pm on June 28, and the schedule placed it after both teams had already absorbed the wear of earlier games in the weekend.
Treasure Valley entered the bout after beating Dawn Patrol 203-115 and dropping a 164-144 decision to Los Alamos, a path that underscored how quickly the event could turn from momentum to damage control. Flat Track Stats showed Treasure Valley Roller Derby Inc. with three official bouts in 2026 around the event, while Elevated had already been part of the tournament’s running Saturday and Sunday slate before the teams met head-to-head.
The setting matched the scale of the result. Visit Albuquerque said the event drew several hundred participants, ten teams from around the USA and more than fifty officials, giving the final game the feel of a regional pressure test rather than a one-off exhibition. With so many leagues and officials in the building, every jam carried the weight of a larger standings picture, and a 197-187 finish left little doubt that the last few possessions mattered more than any early cushion.
Rumble on the Rio’s own history gave the result added context. The tournament’s first edition was held in Taos, New Mexico, on April 22-23, 2023, before the event moved to Albuquerque for its third annual running in 2026. Elevated’s finish over Treasure Valley fit the tone of a weekend built on close margins, and it gave the home side the cleaner final line after a bout that stayed within striking distance until the end.
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