Football Recap: Carlsbad Takes a Loss

Carlsbad and Hobbs squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Carlsbad had to settle for second. They fell 30-19 to the Eagles. The loss continues a trend for the Cavemen/Cavegirls in their meetings with the Eagles: they've now lost six in a row.

MARLEY MUNOZ

Rushing Yards

11/14/25 vs Hobbs	166
10/04/25 @ Organ Mountain	149
09/26/25 vs Clovis	127
10/31/25 @ Hobbs	88
09/05/25 @ Lovington	88
+ 7 more games

Despite the loss, Carlsbad still got an impressive performance from MARLEY MUNOZ, who rushed for 166 yards and one touchdown while picking up 8.3 yards per carry, and also threw for 162 yards and one TD. The Cavemen/Cavegirls are 2-1 when MUNOZ posts 100 or more rushing yards, but 4-5 otherwise. 96 of MUNOZ's passing yards were hauled in by ROBERT CASTANEDA, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.

It was another big night for Junior Medrano, who rushed for 133 yards and a pair of scores while picking up 8.3 yards per carry, and also threw for 190 yards and a pair of TDs for Hobbs. Medrano's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 107 rushing yards.

Carlsbad's defeat dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Hobbs, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 9-2.

Carlsbad does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Hobbs, they will challenge Cleveland at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Eagles will need to watch out since the Storm have now posted at least 31 points in their last four matchups.