On Friday, Bernalillo faced Portales in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Bernalillo Spartans walked away with a 14-7 victory over the Portales Rams. The Spartans' win was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
The critical scores for Bernalillo came from Joseph Duran and Kenneth Saiz.
Bernalillo wouldn't let Portales keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Jaden Lovato was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Bernalillo got some further help from Lee Miller: he picked up three sacks and made eight total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Bernalillo pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Portales, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Bernalillo will play host again on Friday to welcome Moriarty, where kickoff is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. Hopefully Bernalillo focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday. As for Portales, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against West Las Vegas at 7:00 p.m.
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