Football Preview: Hobbs Eagles vs. Eldorado Golden Eagles
It'll be Battle of the Birds when Eagles faces off against the Eldorado Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Hobbs comes in on three and Eldorado on four.
Hobbs is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Carlsbad, who was ranked 24th in their home state at the time (Hobbs was ranked 12th). Hobbs came out on top against Carlsbad by a score of 28-19 on Friday.
Omarrion Kennedy had a dynamite game for Hobbs, rushing for 84 yards and four touchdowns. Kennedy has become a key player for Hobbs: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 2-4 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Brock Beaty, who rushed for 80 yards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Eldorado). They breezed by Atrisco Heritage Academy to the tune of 48-14 on Saturday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Eldorado found their leader in sophomore Isaiah Quintana, who rushed for 100 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Quintana a new career-high in rushing yards. Eldorado also got a significant boost from Daniel Quinones, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 81 yards.
Eldorado was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 273 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 74.3 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matches they've averaged 205.
Eldorado didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Kadin Dominguez led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
Hobbs has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for Eldorado, they pushed their record up to 7-3 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: Hobbs has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 376.4 total yards per game. It's a different story for Eldorado, though, as they've been averaging only 191.9. Will Hobbs be able to march up the field at their leisure again, or will Eldorado flip the script?
Everything came up roses for Hobbs against Eldorado in their previous matchup back in November of 2021, as the squad secured a 36-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hobbs since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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