Organ Mountain is 0-10 against Las Cruces since March of 2021 but things could change on Tuesday. The Organ Mountain Knights will face off against the Las Cruces Bulldawgs at 7:00 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Tuesday.
Organ Mountain is headed into the game having just posted their biggest victory since September 10th on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Alamogordo. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Knights.
Organ Mountain's got stronger as the match went on, holding Alamogordo to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-12, 25-9.
Organ Mountain can attribute much of their success to Gabi Venegas, who had three digs and 13 assists, and Leah Melero, who had seven digs.
Organ Mountain was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 14 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Las Cruces put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on Gadsden with a sharp 3-0 win.
Las Cruces was especially dominant in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-19, 25-10.
Emma Rose Barrera had a dynamite game for Las Cruces, getting 13 digs and four aces.
Organ Mountain has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. As for Las Cruces, their victory was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-0.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Organ Mountain has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 11.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Las Cruces struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Organ Mountain might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Las Cruces when the teams last played back in November 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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