The Chaparral Lobos will challenge the Portales Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Chaparral is no doubt hoping to put an end to a nine-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Chaparral is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Portales on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Chaparral lost 44-19 to Portales.
Portales didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Antonio Bonilla and Tommy Lopez. Lopez also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because Portales is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 2-4 otherwise. Portales got some further help from Jaylon Newburn: he picked up a sack and made nine total tackles.
Portales was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 373 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Portales has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 28.6 points per game. As for Chaparral, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.
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