Clovis hasn't had much luck against Hobbs recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Clovis Wildcats will take on the Hobbs Eagles at 5:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Clovis is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Carlsbad, who was ranked 16th at the time (Clovis was ranked tenth). Clovis walked away with a 35-28 win over Carlsbad on Thursday. The Wildcats haven't had any issues with the Cavemen/Cavegirls recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Katy Archey
| 02/27/25 vs Carlsbad | 100% |
| 02/21/25 @ Roswell | 50% |
| 02/14/25 vs Hobbs | 50% |
Katy Archey and Kerrington Goff were among the main playmakers for Clovis as the former posted eight points and eight rebounds and the latter earned eight points in addition to seven boards and three steals. Archey is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as she's posted one of at least 50% in the last three games she's played.
Meanwhile, Hobbs had already won 24 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 40.1 points) and they went ahead and made it 25 last Friday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 64-28 win over the Cavemen/Cavegirls. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 22 matches by 20 points or more this season.
Hobbs pushed their record up to 25-1 with the victory, which was their 16th straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.7 points on average over those games. As for Clovis, their win bumped their record up to 21-6.
Clovis was dealt a bruising 69-41 defeat at the hands of Hobbs in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can Clovis avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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