The Hobbs Eagles will venture away from home to challenge the Carlsbad Cavemen/Cavegirls at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hobbs will be strutting in after a victory while Carlsbad will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Friday, Hobbs humbled Organ Mountain with a 56-6 victory. Considering the Eagles have won three games by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Brock Beaty, who threw for 216 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown. Gabriel Henry also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Hobbs didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Adrian Mora, Benton Lee, and Gustavo Diaz-Castro picked up one apiece. Diaz-Castro is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least six every time he's taken the field this season. Tristan Davis was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 19 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Hobbs was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 209 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 161 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Carlsbad faced Las Cruces in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Carlsbad took a hard 30-12 fall against Las Cruces.
Hobbs is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. As for Carlsbad, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Hobbs took their win against Carlsbad in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 35-12. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hobbs since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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