The Las Cruces Bulldawgs will challenge the Organ Mountain Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
On Thursday, Las Cruces didn't have quite enough to beat Gadsden and fell 3-2. While losing is never fun, Las Cruces can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico soccer rankings (they are ranked 43rd, while Gadsden are ranked tenth).
Meanwhile, Organ Mountain had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.7 goals) and they went ahead and made it seven on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 11-3 win. Considering Organ Mountain have won four matches by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting Alamogordo from everywhere, as eight different players booted in a goal. Christopher Crespin led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Las Cruces has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-7-1 record this season. As for Organ Mountain, their victory bumped their record up to 9-3.
Las Cruces beat Organ Mountain by a goal when the teams last played back in August, winning 1-0. Will the Bulldawgs repeat their success, or do the Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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