The Chaparral Lobos will venture away from home to challenge the Manzano Monarchs at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Chaparral is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Chaparral is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Albuquerque Academy on Friday as Chaparral made off with a 44-20 win. The high-scoring effort was just what the Lobos needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Meanwhile, Manzano waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They were the clear victor by a 40-20 margin over the Rams. 40 seems to be a good number for the Monarchs as the team scooped up a victory 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 59 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.
Chaparral's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Manzano, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
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