Alamogordo is 0-4 against Hobbs since October of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Alamogordo Tigers will welcome the Hobbs Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Alamogordo is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 36 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Organ Mountain on Friday. They fell 18-10 to the Knights. The match marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Alamogordo might have lost, but man, Dylan Hergenreder was a machine: he rushed for 124 yards on only 12 carries. The dominant performance gave Hergenreder a new career-high in rushing yards. Backing up that air attack was Nathanael Best, who rushed for 104 yards.
Meanwhile, Hobbs faced Las Cruces in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Hobbs was outmatched by Las Cruces at home and fell 44-14. That makes it the first time this season the Eagles have let down their home crowd.
Alamogordo's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Hobbs, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-3.
Alamogordo took a serious blow against Hobbs in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 56-19. Thankfully for Alamogordo, Jeremiah Jaquez (who rushed for 55 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, and also picked up 99 receiving yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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