Football Recap: Carlsbad Cavemen/Cavegirls vs. Clovis Wildcats
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Carlsbad). They claimed a resounding 56-8 win over the Clovis Wildcats on the road. The result was nothing new for the Cavemen/Cavegirls, who have now won three contests by 23 points or more so far this season.
Kason Perez was his usual excellent self, throwing for 270 yards and six touchdowns, while also rushing for 30 yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 3.3 passing touchdowns per game. Robert Castaneda was Perez's top target, picking up 64 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Carlsbad was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 249 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 68.3 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've averaged 179.7.
The victory got Carlsbad back to even at 3-3. As for Clovis, they are on a six-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.
Carlsbad will be playing at home against Organ Mountain at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Clovis, they will take on Las Cruces at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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