In Thursday's non-league match, the host Carlsbad Cavemen football squad scored a good 48-38 victory over the Lovington Wildcats.

In their next game, the Cavemen clash with the Goddard Rockets (Roswell, NM) in a non-league match, on Saturday, September 9. Carlsbad will attempt to move on its 1-1 season record. The Rockets enter the match with a 1-2 record after their 27-0 non-league loss to Alamogordo (Alamogordo, NM).

The Wildcats (0-2) will now prepare for their match against Portales (Portales, NM). The Rams enter the non-league match with a 0-1 record. In their last match, Portales dropped by Texico (Texico, NM), 22-6, in a non-league match.