Football Preview: La Cueva Bears vs. Hobbs Eagles
The La Cueva Bears will square off against the Hobbs Eagles at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as La Cueva comes in on 20 and Hobbs on four.
La Cueva's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed two weeks ago. They breezed by Albuquerque to the tune of 50-0. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won nine contests by 21 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Hobbs rose to the challenge on Friday. Everything went their way against the Golden Eagles as they made off with a 35-14 victory. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won four matchups by 21 points or more so far this season.
Hobbs' win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brock Beaty, who rushed for 125 yards on only nine carries, and also threw for 154 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Beaty a new career-high in rushing yards. Another rusher making a difference was Omarrion Kennedy, who gained 109 total yards and two touchdowns.
Hobbs didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Gustavo Diaz-Castro and Aiden Hoff. Diaz-Castro is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least six every time he's taken the field this season. Jacob Diaz was another major factor on D, making 12 total tackles (4.0 for loss) and defending a pass.
La Cueva's victory was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 35.4 points. As for Hobbs, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
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