The Organ Mountain Knights will head out on the road to square off against the Clovis Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Organ Mountain will be strutting in after a win while Clovis will be coming in after a defeat.
Organ Mountain will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Carlsbad, who they hadn't topped in seven consecutive meetings. Organ Mountain pulled ahead with a 41-40 photo finish over Carlsbad on Friday. The victory almost wasn't to be: the Knights were down 21-0 in the second quarter.
A big part of Organ Mountain's win came down to the chemistry between Xavier Perez and his top target Lennis Washington. Perez threw for 252 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per attempt while Washington picked up 133 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Organ Mountain also got a significant boost from Romeo Jones, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 85 yards.
One reason for the win was Organ Mountain's imposing defensive line, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Kyler Peterson was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. Organ Mountain got some further help from Alejandro Guerra: he made 12 total tackles and snagged an interception.
Meanwhile, Clovis was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss dating back to last season. They were outmatched by Las Cruces on the road and fell 55-3. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico football rankings (they are ranked 46th, while the Bulldawgs are ranked fifth).
Organ Mountain's victory ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-4. As for Clovis, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
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