On Friday Organ Mountain will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will challenge the Carlsbad Cavemen/Cavegirls at 7:00 p.m.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 55-7, which was the final score in Organ Mountain's tilt against Las Cruces on Friday. The Knights were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 34-0.
Meanwhile, Carlsbad hadn't done well against Clovis recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Carlsbad blew past Clovis, posting a 56-8 victory on the road. The contest marked the Cavemen/Cavegirls' most dominant win of the season.
It was another big night for Kason Perez, who threw for 270 yards and six touchdowns, and also rushed for 30 yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 3.3 passing touchdowns per game. Robert Castaneda was Perez's top target, picking up 64 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Carlsbad was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 249 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Organ Mountain's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Carlsbad, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Organ Mountain ended up a good deal behind Carlsbad in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, losing 29-10. Can Organ Mountain avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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