Alamogordo is 0-4 against Hobbs since October of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Alamogordo Tigers will be playing at home against the Hobbs Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Alamogordo focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up five on Friday.
Alamogordo is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 36 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Organ Mountain on Friday. They took an 18-10 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Knights. The contest marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Alamogordo might have lost, but man, Dylan Hergenreder was a machine: he rushed for 124 yards on only 12 carries. The dominant performance gave Hergenreder a new career-high in rushing yards. Nathanael Best handled things on the ground, rushing for 104 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Alamogordo was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 249 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 157 rushing yards in seven consecutive matches dating back to last season.
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.
Meanwhile, Hobbs faced Las Cruces in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Hobbs was outmatched by Las Cruces at home and fell 44-14. That makes it the first time this season the Eagles have let down their home crowd.
Alamogordo's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Hobbs, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-3.
Alamogordo was taken down by Hobbs 56-19 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Alamogordo, Jeremiah Jaquez (who rushed for 55 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, and also picked up 99 receiving yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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