Hobbs secures 67-31 win over Farmington

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>MORIARTY, N.M.</em> — Hobbs secures 67-31 win over Farmington&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Friday night non-district meeting was held at a neutral location with both sides having to travel to Moriarty, home of the 4A Pintos.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hobbs led wire to wire and never trailed. It was a dazzling display of suffocating defense and unselfish play on offense. What's more, Hobbs dominated the glass, collecting as many as two, three and four offensive rebounds per possession.&nbsp;Altogether, Hobbs saw 11 different players score the rock with three reaching double-figures.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='467055' first='Nakia' last='Mojica'] finished with a team-high 14 points, doing most of her damage in the first half via leak outs, free-throws and a trey ball.&nbsp;[player_tooltip player_id='458555' first='Bhret' last='Clay'], a 5'9” shooting-guard,&nbsp;tallied 13 points and was everywhere on the court. Clay was able to finish putbacks, hit face-up jumpers and lastly, create steals and deflections.&nbsp;Point-guard [player_tooltip player_id='458556' first='Brynn' last='Hargrove'] scored 12 points while also dropping several sweet dimes. The 5'6” Hargrove exhibited the willingness to pass up open shots for great shots.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>On the flip-side, [player_tooltip player_id='648195' first='Kjani' last='Anitielu'] led the way for the Scorpions, totaling a team-high 9 points. The 5'8” junior shooting-guard made a pair of three-pointers at the top of the key and made 3/4 free-throws. Despite logging a quiet 6 points, fellow junior [player_tooltip player_id='1259132' first='Carly' last='Conley'], a 5'10” center, maximized her opportunities with a smooth midrange jumper and other buckets around the basket.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hobbs sweeps the regular season series with Farmington, going 2-0. Back on Dec. 28, Hobbs defeated Farmington 85-16.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Eagles extend their winning streak to 18 games, which now dates back to Nov. 26.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As for the Scorpions, they are now in the midst of a two game skid.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>NEXT UP:&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Farmington (12-4) vs Rio Rancho (10-5) | 1/22 | 7 p.m.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hobbs (18-1) vs Artesia (8-8) | 1/24 | 5:30 p.m.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->