Manzano entered their tilt with Portales on Saturday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They blew past the Portales Rams 40-20. 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 60 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.
Manzano's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Estevan Gonzalez, Erickson, and Erickson picked up one apiece.
Manzano's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-1. As for Portales, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Manzano will stay at home for another week and welcome Chaparral at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Manzano knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully Chaparral likes a good challenge. As for Portales, they will face off against Valencia at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Valencia's defense has only allowed 13 points per game this season, so Portales' offense will have their work cut out for them.
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