The Organ Mountain Knights will challenge the Alamogordo Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Having struggled with 13 losses in a row dating back to last season, Organ Mountain finally turned things around against St. Pius X on Saturday. They breezed by the Sartans at home to the tune of 49-16. The Knights' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Xavier Perez and Romeo Jones were among the main playmakers for Organ Mountain as the former rushed for 214 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries and the latter rushed for 178 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Jones is now averaging an impressive 111.3 rushing yards per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Organ Mountain was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 403 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, it may have taken double overtime to finish the job, but Alamogordo ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. In a tight game that could have gone either way, they made off with a 36-35 victory over Piedra Vista. The score was all tied up 14-14 at the break, but the Tigers were the better team in the second half.
Nathanael Best continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 172 yards while picking up 7.2 yards per carry, and also throwing for 105 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Organ Mountain's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Alamogordo, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Friday's contest might be decided in the trenches. Organ Mountain has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 203 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Alamogordo struggles in that department as they've been averaging 209.8. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Organ Mountain was dealt a bruising 27-0 defeat at the hands of Alamogordo in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Organ Mountain avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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