On Friday, Las Cruces faced Hobbs in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Las Cruces Bulldawgs breezed by the Hobbs Eagles on the road to the tune of 44-14. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 27-7.
Daniel Amaro was his usual excellent self, rushing for 238 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Gunnar Guardiola, who threw for 161 yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Las Cruces was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 273 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Although Hobbs took the loss, they still got scores from Braddock Beaty and Isaiah Rodriguez.
Las Cruces now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Hobbs, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-3.
Las Cruces will face off against Organ Mountain at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Hobbs, they will take on Alamogordo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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