The Clovis Wildcats will challenge the Organ Mountain Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Clovis hasn't scored more than 12 points for six games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
Clovis is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Las Cruces on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Clovis took a blow against Las Cruces, falling 55-3. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico football rankings (they are ranked 46th, while the Bulldawgs are ranked fifth).
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Organ Mountain ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They slipped by Carlsbad 41-40. The victory almost wasn't to be: the Knights were down 21-0 in the second quarter.
Organ Mountain had a senior duo take command as Lennis Washington picked up 133 receiving yards and three touchdowns and Xavier Perez threw for 252 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per attempt. Those 133 receiving yards set a new season-high mark for Washington. Romeo Jones helped Perez out on the ground, rushing for 85 yards and a touchdown.
Organ Mountain's defensive line made their presence known, laying out Kason Perez. four times. Kyler Peterson was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sackshimself. Organ Mountain got some further help from Alejandro Guerra: he made 12 total tackles and snagged an interception.
Clovis' defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Organ Mountain, their win ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-4.
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