On Tuesday, Organ Mountain faced Centennial in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Organ Mountain Knights took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Centennial Hawks. The loss continues a trend for Organ Mountain in their matchups with Centennial: they've now lost nine in a row.
Organ Mountain saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emily Lucero, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
On Centennial's side, Caprice Barela spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on three hits. Barela has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Kayla Hernandez was incredible, going 1-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Zantelle Rodriguez, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Organ Mountain's defeat dropped their record down to 14-7. As for Centennial, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 19-2.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Organ Mountain by a score of 9-0.
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