The Artesia Bulldogs football team (Artesia, NM), was crushed 42-7 in Thursday's non-league bout with the visiting Hobbs Eagles (Hobbs, NM)

With the win, Hobbs advances its record to 4-0 on the season. The Eagles host Lovington (Lovington, NM) to encounter the Wildcats in a non-league bout on Thursday, September 26. The Wildcats go into the bout with a record of 0-3.

The Bulldogs (2-3) will now prepare for their game against Carlsbad (Carlsbad, NM). The Cavemen/Cavegirls enter the non-league game with a 3-1 record. In their last game, Carlsbad overwhelmed Goddard (Roswell, NM), 56-6, in a non-league game.