The Hobbs Eagles will take on the Carlsbad Cavemen/Cavegirls at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hobbs will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Hobbs is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Carlsbad, who was ranked 14th at the time (Hobbs was ranked fourth). The Eagles took down the Cavemen/Cavegirls 31-13 two weeks ago.
Junior Medrano
| 10/31/25 vs Carlsbad | 107 |
| 10/23/25 @ Organ Mountain | 165 |
| 10/17/25 @ Clovis | 124 |
| 10/10/25 vs Centennial | 151 |
Hobbs relied on the efforts of Junior Medrano, who rushed for 107 yards and a pair of scores, and Shamus Wright, who rushed for 88 yards and two TDs. Medrano's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 107 rushing yards.
Hobbs didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Carlsbad to a completion percentage of just 46.7%. That dominant aerial defense primarily came from three players: Adrian Mora, Gavin McPherson, and Amryn Wheeler, who each logged one passes deflected. Sadly, that's becoming something of a trend for Hobbs; they were averaging 57.6%completion percentage earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've fallen to only 57.6%.
Hobbs' defense didn't let the opposing QB, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for three sacks. Jeremiah Mackey refused to say out of the backfield, picking up 1.5 sacks all by himself. Another thorn in Carlsbad's side was Mackey, who picked up 1.5 sacks, forced one fumble, and made 12 total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Carlsbad now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Hobbs, their record now sits at 8-2.
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