Football Preview: Albuquerque Academy Chargers vs. Portales Rams
The Albuquerque Academy Chargers will square off against the Portales Rams at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Albuquerque Academy is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 57 points last Saturday, they were much more limited against Silver on Friday. They took a 22-9 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Fighting Colts.
Meanwhile, a victory for Portales just wasn't in the cards two weeks ago as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by St. Pius X at home and fell 48-18.
Although Portales took the loss, they still got scores from Joel Lujan and Kaidyn Cordova.
Even though they lost, Portales was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 200 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 96.8 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matches they've averaged 168.7.
Albuquerque Academy dropped their record down to 3-5 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Portales, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Albuquerque Academy took a serious blow against Portales in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 54-0. Thankfully for Albuquerque Academy, Zane Mayberry (who picked up 164 receiving yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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