The Portales Rams will square off against the Chaparral Lobos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Portales will be strutting in after a win while Chaparral will be coming in after a loss.
Portales is headed into the game having just posted their biggest victory since October 20, 2023 on Saturday. They blew past Albuquerque Academy 27-7. The score was all tied up 7-7 at the break, but the Rams were the (much) better team in the second half.
Portales was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 226 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 four matches they've averaged 183.
One reason for the win was Portales' imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Jaylon Newburn and Gideon Smith, who racked up four sacks between them. Smith also sacked two sacks, which is notable because Portales is 3-1 when he posts at least two sacks, but 2-3 otherwise.
Meanwhile, a win for Chaparral just wasn't in the cards last Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by St. Pius X 41-6.
Portales now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Chaparral, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 3-6.
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