The Carlsbad Cavemen/Cavegirls will head out on the road to take on the Hobbs Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Carlsbad is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Roswell, who was ranked sixth at the time (Carlsbad was ranked 18th). Carlsbad fell just short of Roswell by a score of 47-44 on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for the Cavemen/Cavegirls in their matchups with the Coyotes: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, Hobbs waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Wildcats by a score of 71-59.
Hobbs has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.0 points per game. As for Carlsbad, their loss dropped their record down to 15-7.
Carlsbad came up short against Hobbs in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 63-52. Can Carlsbad avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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