Organ Mountain is on a eight-game streak of home wins, while Centennial is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Organ Mountain Knights will take on the Centennial Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Organ Mountain: 2.6, Centennial: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Organ Mountain is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Las Cruces, who was ranked 11th in their home state at the time (Organ Mountain was ranked sixth). Organ Mountain came out on top in a nail-biter against Las Cruces on Friday and snuck past 6-4.
Alex Venegas was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Venegas was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Matthew Hall was excellent, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run. Osvaldo Arras was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Centennial stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They blew past Gadsden 17-7.
Like Organ Mountain, Centennial also got a great game from a two-way player: Isreal Molina. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Molina has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Molina was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Cole Alons was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and a triple. He continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Aiden Huston, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Organ Mountain's victory bumped their record up to 17-3. As for Centennial, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Organ Mountain has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Centennial struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Organ Mountain came up short against Centennial in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 7-4. Thankfully for Organ Mountain, Steven Milam (who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs and a triple) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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