Rivalries
The Cavemen have several powerful rivalries that they participate in. The Cavemen have their standard district rivalries with the Clovis Wildcats and the Hobbs Eagles. Carlsbad holds the overall series against both in baseball and softball, while Clovis holds football and Hobbs holds basketball. In addition to these schools, Carlsbad has a bitter rivalry with the Artesia Bulldogs, which is referred to by the two schools as "The Eddy County War." Carlsbad holds an overall series in football, but by less than 10 wins as Artesia has beat the Cavemen 6 times in a row. The Cavemen traditionally beat the Bulldogs at home in basketball while the Bulldogs often win at home. This is a powerful but friendly rivalry and the longest running high school rivalry in the state of New Mexico. Other regional rivals include the Goddard Rockets, the Roswell Coyotes, the Alamogordo Tigers, and the Mayfield Trojans, as these teams play each other often.
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