Football Preview: Manzano Monarchs vs. Chaparral Lobos
The Manzano Monarchs have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Chaparral Lobos at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
If Manzano beats Chaparral with 40 points on Saturday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Manzano put the hurt on Portales with a sharp 40-20 win on Saturday. The result was nothing new for the Monarchs, who have now won three matches by 20 points or more so far this season.
James Vautier continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 61 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 144 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Aiden Erickson was Vautier's top target, rushing for 59 yards and a touchdown, while also catching a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Manzano was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 202 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Manzano's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Estevan Gonzalez, Erickson, and Erickson picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Chaparral). They blew past Albuquerque Academy 44-20 on Friday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Lobos needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Manzano's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-1. As for Chaparral, their win bumped their record up to 2-3.
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