The Mayfield Trojans will head out on the road to challenge the Organ Mountain Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Mayfield had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14 points), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Gadsden with a sharp 42-19 victory. 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 has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jazlene Ruiz, who scored 14 points along with five steals.
Meanwhile, Organ Mountain came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past Centennial 50-25.
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.
Mayfield pushed their record up to 20-4 with that victory, which was their ninth straight on the road. As for Organ Mountain, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Mayfield have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 28.1 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Organ Mountain struggles in that department as they've been averaging 32.8 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Mayfield came up short against Organ Mountain in their previous matchup on February 6th, falling 47-43. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Turnbow, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten rebounds. Now that Mayfield knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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