On Friday, Las Cruces faced Organ Mountain in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Las Cruces Bulldawgs fell just short of the Organ Mountain Knights by a score of 3-2. Las Cruces has struggled against Organ Mountain recently, as their matchup on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Zakye Hawkins put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Hawkins was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Like Las Cruces, Organ Mountain also got a great game from a two-way player: Matthew Hall. He struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. Hall has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hall was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two doubles, a stolen base, and an RBI.
Hall wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Eric Gomez, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Las Cruces' defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-6. As for Organ Mountain, the win (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 16-3.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Las Cruces by a score of 6-4 later that day.
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