Football Preview: Chaparral Lobos vs. St. Pius X Sartans
The Chaparral Lobos will challenge the St. Pius X Sartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Chaparral will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.
If St. Pius X heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Chaparral took over last week. Chaparral managed a 20-14 victory over Silver on Thursday.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Pius X). They took their match on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 48-18 win over Portales. The victory was familiar territory for the Sartans who have now won three matchups in a row.
St. Pius X's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Isaiah Carpenter, who threw for 312 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.5 yards per attempt. Hershul Olloway Jr was another key rusher, rushing for 151 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry.
Another reason for the win was St. Pius X's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for eight sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Chase Nelson and Leandro Garcia, who racked up four sacks between them. Nelson also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten. Another thorn in Portales' side was Kolbe Padilla, who picked up a sack and made 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Chaparral's victory bumped their record up to 3-5. As for St. Pius X, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.
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