On Friday, Centennial faced Hobbs in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Centennial Hawks simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Hobbs Eagles 51-12 at home. The Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by 22 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Centennial to victory, but perhaps none more so than Rudy Rios, who rushed for 138 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also caught a touchdown. Jordan Lucas was another key player, gaining 115 total yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Centennial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 318 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 182 rushing yards in 11 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Several Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Justice French, who picked up 97 receiving yards and two touchdowns. French's longest reception was for an incredible 71 yards. Another player making a difference was Brock Beaty, who threw for 197 yards and two touchdowns.
Centennial pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Hobbs, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Centennial will challenge Organ Mountain at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Centennial's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. As for Hobbs, they will take on Clovis at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hobbs is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31 points per game this season.
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