Organ Mountain is 3-0 against Sandia since March of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Organ Mountain Knights will finish 2024 at home by hosting the Sandia Matadors at 4:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Organ Mountain is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Cleveland, who was ranked 11th at the time (Organ Mountain was ranked seventh). Organ Mountain came out on top against Cleveland by a score of 57-49 on Saturday.
| 12/22/23 vs Hobbs | 17 |
| 12/21/24 vs Cleveland | 21 |
| 12/19/23 vs Deming | 20 |
| 01/23/24 vs Gadsden | 17 |
| 02/06/24 vs Mayfield | 17 |
Ray Venegas went supernova for Organ Mountain, going 8 for 11 on his way to 21 points and five rebounds. The dominant performance gave Venegas a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Lenny Washington, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and ten rebounds.
Organ Mountain smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Sandia had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They claimed a resounding 78-39 victory over the Hawks. That 39 point margin sets a new team best for the Matadors this season.
Organ Mountain pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.2 points per game. As for Sandia, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1.
Everything came up roses for Organ Mountain against Sandia in their previous matchup back in December of 2019, as the team secured a 67-34 win. In that game, Organ Mountain amassed a halftime lead of 39-17, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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