If Centennial was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Gadsden last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Hawks took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Organ Mountain Knights on Tuesday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Knights this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-2 back in October.
Centennial actually scored more points across those four sets (102-100), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 29-27, 15-25, 25-21, 31-29.
Andrea Sedillo
| 10/07/25 @ Alamogordo | 4 |
| 08/29/25 vs Santa Teresa | 5 |
| 08/30/25 vs Americas | 6 |
| 09/30/25 vs Albuquerque | 6 |
| 09/06/25 vs Artesia | 7 |
Loss or not, Centennial got some senior leadership from Andrea Sedillo and Giovanni Sophia Monroy. Sedillo had 28 digs, while Monroy had 13 digs and one assist. Those 28 digs set a new season-high mark for Sedillo.
Organ Mountain can attribute much of their success to Leah Melero, who had 11 digs and three aces. Those three aces gave Melero a new career-high.
Centennial's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 13-9. The slump could be explained by some tough opposition over that stretch, namely Organ Mountain, Mayfield, and Las Cruces. As for the Knights, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 13-9 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Centennial will take on rival Las Cruces at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Organ Mountain is set to face off against their familiar foe Mayfield at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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