The Las Cruces Bulldawgs will head out to square off against the Organ Mountain Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Organ Mountain will be up against a hot Las Cruces squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Las Cruces breezed by Gadsden to the tune of 64-27 on Thursday. Given the Bulldawgs' advantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 25th, while the Panthers are ranked 102nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Organ Mountain over Alamogordo in every quarter on their way to victory on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Organ Mountain blew Alamogordo out of the water with a 78-40 final score. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 21 points or more this season.
Organ Mountain's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-5. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 22 points. As for Las Cruces, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-9 record this season.
Las Cruces came up short against Organ Mountain in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 69-57. Can Las Cruces avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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