The Centennial Hawks are taking a road trip to take on the Clovis Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Centennial has eight straight victories, Clovis has nine straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Centennial is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Organ Mountain, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (Centennial was ranked second). Centennial blew past Organ Mountain 49-14 on the road on Friday. Considering the Hawks have won six games by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Centennial's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Zaiden Davis led the charge by rushing for 104 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, while also throwing for 105 yards and two touchdowns. Rudy Rios was another key back, gaining 68 total yards and four touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Centennial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 215 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 182 rushing yards in 12 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, a win for Clovis just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by Hobbs on the road and fell 63-8.
Centennial's victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for Clovis, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
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