Centennial has gone 7-0 against Carlsbad recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Centennial Hawks will stay at home for another week and welcome the Carlsbad Cavemen/Cavegirls at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Centennial is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Rio Rancho, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Centennial was ranked second). Centennial took down Rio Rancho 43-27 on Friday.
Zaiden Davis continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 190 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.0 yards per carry.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Centennial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 424 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 202 rushing yards in eight consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Centennial's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Mychael Ortiz and Omar Terrones. With that strong performance, Terrones is now averaging an impressive 6.7 total tackles per game.
Meanwhile, Carlsbad humbled Cibola with a 35-6 victory. With the Cavemen/Cavegirls ahead 21-0 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Carlsbad found their leader in underclassman Brock Wright, who rushed for 145 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.5 yards per carry, and also picked up 44 receiving yards and a touchdown. Wright's longest rush was for an incredible 74 yards. Kason Perez was another key signal caller, throwing for 170 yards and two touchdowns.
Centennial's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Carlsbad, the win also got them back to even at 2-2.
We should be in store for an exciting game as both have no problem gaining yardage. Centennial has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 443.5 total yards per game. However, it's not like Carlsbad struggles in that department as they've been averaging 354.7. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them.
Everything came up roses for Centennial against Carlsbad when the teams last played back in October of 2023 as the team secured a 42-14 victory. In that match, Centennial amassed a halftime lead of 28-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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