Alamogordo was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 61-35 to the Centennial Hawks. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico football rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Hawks are ranked second).
Despite the loss, Alamogordo still got an impressive performance from Nathanael Best, who rushed for 142 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 94 yards and three touchdowns. Best's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 100 rushing yards dating back to last season. Dylan Hergenreder also helped out as he racked up 123 rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Alamogordo was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 311 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Alamogordo wouldn't let Centennial keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Alamogordo can thank Ke'Maurion Morrall and Isaac Lara for forcing both of them.
Zaiden Davis continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Centennial, rushing for 175 yards and four touchdowns on only five carries, while also throwing for 259 yards and three touchdowns while completing 81% of his passes. Davis' longest rush was for an impressive 63 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. 107 of those passing yards were hauled in by Jordan Lucas.
Alamogordo's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Centennial, they pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Alamogordo will venture away from home to square off against Carlsbad at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 850 yards in their previous games. As for Centennial, it'll be Battle of the Birds when Hawks dukes it out withHobbs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Centennial's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
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