Organ Mountain came into Saturday's game having lost 13 straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They took their match at home on Saturday with ease, bagging a 49-16 victory over the St. Pius X Sartans. The Knights' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Leading Organ Mountain to victory were Xavier Perez and Romeo Jones. Perez rushed for 214 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, while Jones rushed for 178 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Jones is now averaging an impressive 111.3 rushing yards per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Organ Mountain was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 403 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Despite the defeat, St. Pius X saw an underclassman step up: Isaiah Carpenter threw for 196 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 41 yards. The dominant performance gave Carpenter a new career-high in rushing yards. 114 of those passing yards were hauled in by Hershul Olloway Jr, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Organ Mountain's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for St. Pius X, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Organ Mountain will square off against Alamogordo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for St. Pius X, they will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Silver at 6:00 p.m. on September 26th.
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