The Chaparral Lobos will head out to challenge the Portales Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Chaparral is no doubt hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Chaparral is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against St. Pius X last Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Chaparral was beaten by St. Pius X 41-6.
Meanwhile, Portales 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 matchups 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.
Chaparral's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 3-6. As for Portales, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season.
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