The Cibola Cougars will venture away from home to face off against the Carlsbad Cavemen/Cavegirls at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Cibola came up short against Eldorado and fell 27-20. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Carlsbad faced Lovington in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Carlsbad fell just short of Lovington by a score of 47-44.
Despite the defeat, Carlsbad had strong showings from Kason Perez, who threw for 373 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per attempt, and Robert Castaneda, who picked up 220 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Castaneda's longest reception was for an incredible 80 yards.
Cibola now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Carlsbad, they now also have a losing record at 1-2.
Cibola and Carlsbad were almost perfectly matched up in their previous matchup back in September of 2017, but Cibola suffered an agonizing 21-20 loss. Can Cibola avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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