Hobbs has gone 4-0 against Alamogordo recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Hobbs Eagles will square off against the Alamogordo Tigers 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'.
Hobbs is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Las Cruces, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Hobbs was ranked 12th). Hobbs was beaten by Las Cruces 44-14 on Friday. The Eagles were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 27-7.
Although Hobbs took the loss, they still got scores from Braddock Beaty and Isaiah Rodriguez.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 36 points the game before, Alamogordo was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They fell 18-10 to Organ Mountain. The Tigers gained 97 more yards on the day, but it was the Knights that made the best use of them.
Alamogordo might have lost, but man, Dylan Hergenreder was a machine: he rushed for 124 yards on only 12 carries. Hergenreder's longest rush was for an impressive 62 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Alamogordo wouldn't let Organ Mountain keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Alamogordo can thank Gianni Mulgado and Bryson Bloom for forcing all of them.
Hobbs' defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-3. As for Alamogordo, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Everything came up roses for Hobbs against Alamogordo in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 56-19 win. In that contest, Hobbs amassed a halftime lead of 35-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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