Two dominant guards in Lenny Washington and Landon Begay are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Organ Mountain Knights will challenge the Farmington Scorpions at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Organ Mountain is coming into the contest hot, having won their last 17 games.
Organ Mountain is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Las Cruces, who was ranked 20th at the time (Organ Mountain was ranked fifth). Organ Mountain took down Las Cruces 59-43 on Saturday.
Emmitt McDaniel
| 03/01/25 vs Las Cruces | 21 |
| 02/27/25 vs Mayfield | 16 |
| 02/21/25 vs Mayfield | 8 |
| 02/17/25 vs Centennial | 18 |
| 02/13/25 @ Las Cruces | 7 |
| + 22 more games |
Organ Mountain's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Emmitt McDaniel, who shot 67% from the field en route to 21 points and six rebounds. That's the most points McDaniel has posted since back in December of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Ray Venegas, who dropped a double-double with 17 points and ten boards.
Meanwhile, Farmington unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 79-75 hit to the loss column at the hands of Cleveland.
Organ Mountain will have to contain Begay as he made an impact in Farmington's last game. He went 10-for-16 on his way to 27 points and eight assists. Sataurus Griego was another key player, shooting 64% from the field to rack up 18 points.
Even though they lost, Farmington was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. This was only their seventh loss (out of 26 games) when they've passed the ball that well.
Organ Mountain pushed their record up to 23-5 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 23.8 points. As for Farmington, their loss dropped their record down to 19-10.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Organ Mountain has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 30.6 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Farmington struggles in that department as they've been averaging 29.4 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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