The Carlsbad Cavemen/Cavegirls will face off against the Cibola Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Carlsbad is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Lovington, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Carlsbad was ranked 21st). Carlsbad fell just short of Lovington by a score of 47-44 on Friday.
Despite the loss, Carlsbad had strong showings from Kason Perez, who threw for 373 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per attempt, and Robert Castaneda, who picked up 220 receiving yards and three touchdowns. With that strong performance, Perez is now averaging an impressive 3.3 passing touchdowns per game.
Meanwhile, Cibola came up short against Eldorado on Friday and fell 27-20. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Carlsbad now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Cibola, they now also have a losing record at 1-2.
Carlsbad barely slipped by Cibola in their previous matchup back in September of 2017, winning 21-20. Does Carlsbad have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cibola turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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