The Organ Mountain Knights will look to defend their home court on Friday against the Mayfield Trojans at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Organ Mountain entered their tilt with Centennial with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. Everything went Organ Mountain's way against Centennial on Tuesday as Organ Mountain made off with a 50-25 win.
It was another big night for Caitlin Turnbow, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds. She has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last 15 times she's played. Yvanna Villarreal was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with four steals.
Meanwhile, Mayfield waltzed into their match on Tuesday with three straight wins but they left with four. They were the clear victor by a 42-19 margin over Gadsden. Given Mayfield's advantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked seventh, while Gadsden is ranked 86th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mayfield's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Victoria Kirker, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine steals. Kirker hasn't dropped below two steals for four straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Jazlene Ruiz, who scored 14 points along with five steals.
Organ Mountain is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. As for Mayfield, they pushed their record up to 20-4 with that win, which was their ninth straight on the road.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Organ Mountain have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 32.8 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Mayfield struggles in that department as they've been averaging 28.1 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Organ Mountain didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Mayfield when the teams last played on February 6th, but they still walked away with a 47-43 win. Will Organ Mountain repeat their success, or does Mayfield have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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