After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Centennial is finally coming home. They will be defending their home-fieldthey go up against the Artesia Bulldogs at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Centennial is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Atrisco Heritage Academy, who was ranked 25th in their home state at the time (Centennial was ranked second). Centennial blew past Atrisco Heritage Academy, posting a 54-27 victory on the road. With the Hawks ahead 51-6 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Among those leading the charge was Jordan Lucas, who rushed for 53 yards and a touchdown.
Lucas wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Centennial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 347 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 202 rushing yards in six consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Artesia unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak dating back to last season on Friday. They fell to Hobbs 44-40.
Centennial pushed their record up to 2-0 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Artesia, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Centennial came up short against Artesia when the teams last played back in December of 2015, falling 42-34. Thankfully for Centennial, Justin Houghtaling (who threw for 262 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 42 yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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