Football Preview: Chaparral Lobos vs. Manzano Monarchs
The Chaparral Lobos are taking a road trip to take on the Manzano Monarchs at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Chaparral is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Chaparral is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. 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 matchup.
Meanwhile, Manzano waltzed into their match on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They put the hurt on the Rams with a sharp 40-20 win. 40 seems to be a good number for the Monarchs as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
It was another big night for James Vautier, who rushed for 61 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw 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.
Chaparral's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Manzano, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
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