Football Preview: Hobbs Eagles vs. Organ Mountain Knights
Hobbs has gone 8-2 against Organ Mountain recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Hobbs Eagles will challenge the Organ Mountain Knights at 7:00 p.m. Hobbs is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35 points per game this season.
Hobbs took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 63-8 win over Clovis at home. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Eagles considering their 12-point performance the game before.
Hobbs found their leader in underclassman Junior Medrano, who rushed for 138 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 33 yards and a touchdown. Those 138 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Medrano. Another player making a difference was Brock Beaty, who threw for 124 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes.
Hobbs' defense made their presence known, laying out the QB three times. Tristan Davis was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sackshimself. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last 20 games he's played dating back to last season. Hobbs got some further help from Jacob Diaz: he forced a fumble and made seven total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Hobbs was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 281 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 161 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Organ Mountain faced Centennial in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Organ Mountain was outmatched by Centennial at home and fell 49-14.
Despite the loss, Organ Mountain got top-tier performance from Anthony Gomez, who picked up 106 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Gomez is becoming a predictor of Organ Mountain's success: when he posts at least 80 receiving yards the team is 4-2 (and 0-3 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Xavier Perez, who threw for 142 yards and two touchdowns.
The victory got Hobbs back to even at 4-4. As for Organ Mountain, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Everything came up roses for Hobbs against Organ Mountain in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 58-10 win. Will Hobbs repeat their success, or does Organ Mountain have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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