Football Preview: Chaparral Lobos vs. Manzano Monarchs
The Chaparral Lobos are taking a road trip to face off against 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 were the clear victor by a 44-20 margin over Albuquerque Academy on Friday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Lobos needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
Meanwhile, Manzano waltzed into their contest on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Everything went their way against the Rams as they made off with a 40-20 victory. 40 seems to be a good number for the Monarchs as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
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.
Chaparral's victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Manzano, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
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