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| 09/27/24 - Away | 49-21 W |
| 10/13/23 - Home | 56-19 W |
| 10/15/22 - Away | 47-3 W |
| 11/06/15 - Home | 42-28 W |
Hobbs has gone a perfect 4-0 against Alamogordo recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Eagles will be playing at home against the Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Hobbs has given up an average of 33 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Hobbs is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Las Cruces, who was ranked second at the time (Hobbs was ranked seventh). The Eagles were outmatched by the Bulldawgs and fell 52-13. The Eagles were red-hot offensively heading into the game (they scored no less than 31 points in the four matchups prior), but the Bulldawgs' defense proved too tough.
Hobbs might have lost, but man, Junior Medrano was a machine: he rushed for 176 yards and one TD while picking up 9.8 yards per carry, and also threw for 205 yards and one touchdown. Medrano really tore up the turf during one magnificent 76-yard run. Braddock Beaty was Medrano's top target, picking up 118 receiving yards and one score.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Alamogordo). Everything went their way against Organ Mountain on Friday as they made off with a 34-14 win. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Tigers with their most commanding win of the season.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Nathanael Best and Jaden Gonzales. Best had a great game and rushed for 346 yards and a pair of TDs while picking up 15.0 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Gonzales was balling out in the loss, rushing for 94 yards and one touchdown on only 11 carries, while also throwing for 169 yards and one TD.
Alamogordo didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Damien Moreno.
Alamogordo's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Hobbs, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
Friday's contest will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Medrano and Best. Medrano just won't slow down this season and has thrown 9 touchdowns while averaging 168.4 passing yards per game. Best has been a dominant force too and has thrown 5 touchdowns (and and only 1 pick) while averaging 45.6 passing yards per game.
Everything came up roses for Hobbs against Alamogordo in their previous matchup back in September of 2024, as the team secured a 49-21 win. In that game, the Eagles amassed a halftime lead of 35-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
