On Saturday, Organ Mountain faced Hobbs in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Organ Mountain Knights fell just short of the Hobbs Eagles by a score of 4-3. Organ Mountain was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Hobbs apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played last Friday.
Randy Bailey was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Organ Mountain saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rey Ponce, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Ryo Rivera, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Hobbs' side, Nicholas Gonzalez looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Christian Montes, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
This is the second loss in a row for Organ Mountain and nudges their season record down to 6-2. As for Hobbs, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 5-5 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Organ Mountain by a score of 7-2 later that day.
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