The Hobbs Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Roswell Coyotes at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Hobbs' favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last four contests.
Even though Carlsbad scored an imposing 57 points on Tuesday, Hobbs still came out on top. Everything went Hobbs' way against Carlsbad as Hobbs made off with a 78-57 win. Hobbs pushed the score to 50-30 by the end of the third, a deficit Carlsbad had little chance of recovering from.
Jairus Turrubiates and Abraham Pe?a were among the main playmakers for Hobbs as the former almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds and the latter scored 17 points along with two steals. Pe?a hasn't dropped below 15 points for four straight games. Another player making a difference was Braddock Beaty, who scored nine points.
Meanwhile, Roswell came up short against Clovis on Monday and fell 55-44. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Roswell has scored all season.
Hobbs' win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-15. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.8 points per game. As for Roswell, their loss dropped their record down to 15-12.
Hobbs didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Roswell when the teams last played on February 13th, but they still walked away with a 72-67 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hobbs since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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