On Friday, Carlsbad faced Hobbs in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Carlsbad Cavemen/Cavegirls lost to the Hobbs Eagles at home by a 65-47 margin. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Eagles this season, with their most recent loss being a 49-46 defeat two weeks ago.
Carlsbad has also traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 16-10 record this season. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 20-5 Roswell and 17-5 Roswell (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 73% over those games). Hobbs has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Carlsbad will host Clovis at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Carlsbad is facing Clovis at the right time seeing as Clovis is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Hobbs, they will look to defend their home court on Monday against Roswell at 6:00 p.m. Roswell will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Hobbs surely won't give up without a fight.
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