Centennial put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on the Alamogordo Tigers with a sharp 61-35 win. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico football rankings (they are ranked second, while the Tigers are ranked 29th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Zaiden Davis continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 175 yards and four touchdowns on only five carries, while also throwing for 259 yards and three touchdowns while completing 81% of his passes. His longest rush was for an impressive 63 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Jordan Lucas was Davis' top target, picking up 107 receiving yards, while also rushing for 35 yards and a touchdown.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Centennial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 331 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 182 rushing yards in ten consecutive matches dating back to last season.
When it comes to explaining why Alamogordo lost, don't look at Nathanael Best. Despite the final result, he rushed for 142 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 94 yards and three touchdowns. Best's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 100 rushing yards dating back to last season. Dylan Hergenreder was another key player, rushing for 123 yards and a touchdown.
Centennial pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Alamogordo, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.
It'll be Battle of the Birds when Hawks challenges Hobbs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. They are strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.2 points per game this season. As for Alamogordo, they will challenge Carlsbad at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Carlsbad also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averged 33.3 points per game.
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