On Friday, Hobbs faced Artesia in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Hobbs Eagles secured a 44-40 W over the Artesia Bulldogs. This was payback for the Eagles, who suffered a 42-6 loss the last time these two teams met.
Hobbs' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. Tristan Davis led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last 14 games he's played dating back to last season.
Defeat or not, Artesia got some senior leadership from Frankie Galindo and Izac Cazares. Galindo gained 169 total yards and two touchdowns, while Cazares. threw for 233 yards and three touchdowns. Galindo got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible 80 yards. Ethan Conn was Cazares' top target, picking up 85 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Hobbs' win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 1-1. As for Artesia, the loss snapped their winning streak at six games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 1-1 record.
Hobbs will head out to face off against Roswell at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Artesia, they will challenge Centennial at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Artesia focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday.
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