The Clovis Wildcats will venture away from home to take on the Centennial Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Clovis has given up an average of 41.5 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Clovis is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Hobbs, who was ranked third at the time (Clovis was ranked 20th). The Wildcats were dealt a 51-22 loss at the hands of the Eagles on Friday. The game was a close 17-14 at the break, but unfortunately for the Wildcats it sure didn't stay that way.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Centennial). They took their matchup on Friday with ease, bagging a 54-8 win over Organ Mountain. The Hawks pushed the score to 47-8 by the end of the third, a deficit the Knights had no chance of recovering from.
Centennial didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. Caius Chavez led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. Joseph Bitar is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
Centennial pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 48.3 points over those games. As for Clovis, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Clovis was taken down by Centennial 49-0 in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Can the Wildcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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