
Knights
04/17/25 @ Las Cruces | 11 |
04/07/25 vs Alamogordo | 10 |
03/31/25 vs Gadsden | 10 |
04/28/25 @ Mayfield | 9 |
04/03/25 @ Gadsden | 9 |
Organ Mountain faced Mayfield in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. The Knights' pitchers stepped up to hand the Trojans a 9-0 shutout. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matches by six runs or more this season.
Alex Venegas made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three runs and one RBI.
In other batting news, Sean Estenson was excellent, going 3-for-5 with three RBI and one double. Another player making a difference was Devyn Garces, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with three runs.
Organ Mountain was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. They are a perfect 10-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Organ Mountain has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-7-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Mayfield, the defeat snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 13-10-1 record.
Organ Mountain will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Trojans: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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