Organ Mountain was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 62-37 to the Mayfield Trojans. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 58th, while the Trojans are ranked fifth).
Despite the defeat, Organ Mountain had strong showings from Siena Gonzales, who went 5-for-10 en route to 13 points, and Gabriela Abeyta, who posted six points.
Mayfield was led to victory by Ceanna Mckines and Jazlene Ruiz. Mckines dropped a double-double with 15 points and ten boards, while Ruiz almost dropped a double-double with 14 points and nine rebounds. Ruiz is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in each of the last four games she's played. Aaliyah Salas was another key player, putting up four points along with five assists and three steals.
Organ Mountain's loss dropped their record down to 7-18. As for Mayfield, the win was the 21st in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 22-3.
Coming up, Organ Mountain will be playing in front of their home fans against Alamogordo at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Mayfield does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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