Baseball Preview: Hobbs Eagles vs. Carlsbad Cavemen
Hobbs has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Carlsbad Cavemen at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Hobbs is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
Hobbs is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Carlsbad, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Hobbs was ranked 13th). Hobbs lost 12-2 to Carlsbad on Thursday. Hobbs has not had much luck with Carlsbad recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Jason Fuentes was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Hobbs' defeat dropped their record down to 14-10. As for Carlsbad, they pushed their record up to 17-7 with that victory, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season.
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