The Artesia Bulldogs are taking a road trip to square off against the Centennial Hawks at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Artesia is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Hobbs, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Artesia was ranked fifth). Artesia fell to Hobbs 44-40. The Bulldogs' loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Centennial blew past Atrisco Heritage Academy, posting a 54-27 victory on the road. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico football rankings (they are ranked second, while the Jaguars are ranked 25th), the result on Saturday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Among those leading the charge was Jordan Lucas, who rushed for 53 yards and a touchdown.
Lucas wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Centennial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 347 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 202 rushing yards in six consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Artesia's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Centennial, their win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.
Artesia was able to grind out a solid victory over Centennial when the teams last played back in December of 2015, winning 42-34. Does Artesia have another victory up their sleeve, or will Centennial turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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