The Portales Rams will head out to face off against the St. Pius X Sartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Pius X took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Portales, who comes in off a win.
On Friday, Portales earned a 19-8 win over Silver. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rams.
Portales relied on the efforts of Slade Segovia, who gained 161 total yards and two touchdowns, and Kingston Lee, who threw for 165 yards and a pair of TDs while completing 75% of his passes. Segovia really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 81 yards. Jacoby Bamforth made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Portales didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Bamforth and Antonio Bonilla. Bamforth got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, St. Pius X came up short against Albuquerque Academy on Saturday and fell 49-36. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (34), the Sartans still had to take the loss.
Portales will have to contain Hershul Olloway Jr as he made an impact in St. Pius X's last game. He rushed for 131 yards and three scores while picking up 7.7 yards per carry, and also picked up 91 receiving yards and one touchdown. Olloway Jr is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 102 every time he's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Isaiah Carpenter, who threw for 315 yards and a pair of TDs.
Having lost for the first time this season, St. Pius X fell to 4-1. As for Portales, the victory was their first at home , bumping their record up to 2-5.
Portales was dealt a bruising 48-18 defeat at the hands of St. Pius X in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. Can the Rams avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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