Organ Mountain is 8-2 against Mayfield since February of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Organ Mountain Knights will head out on the road to challenge the Mayfield Trojans at 7:00 p.m. Organ Mountain is coming into the contest hot, having won their last 22 games.
Last Tuesday, it was close, but Organ Mountain sidestepped Centennial for a 51-48 victory. Given Organ Mountain's advantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked third, while Centennial is ranked 34th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
YehNhi Wilson and Brandon Kehres were among the main playmakers for Organ Mountain as the former scored 13 points along with six steals and five rebounds and the latter scored 26 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Lenny Washington, who scored three points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
Mayfield can finally bid farewell to their eight-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. They managed a 55-51 win over Gadsden.
Organ Mountain's victory was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 23-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.9 points per game. As for Mayfield, their victory ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-18.
Everything came up roses for Organ Mountain against Mayfield when the teams last played on February 6th as the team secured a 85-50 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Organ Mountain since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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