Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Pius X). They blew past the Portales Rams 48-18 on the road on Friday. This was payback for the Sartans, who suffered a 41-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
St. Pius X's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Isaiah Carpenter, who threw for 312 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.5 yards per attempt. Curtis Flakes III did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 41 receiving yards.
St. Pius X wouldn't let Portales keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. St. Pius X can thank Joaquin Aragon and Cayl Cox-Liggins for forcing both of them. With that strong performance, Cox-Liggins is now averaging an impressive 103.6 receiving yards per game. Kolbe Padilla was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Although Portales took the loss, they still got scores from Joel Lujan and Kaidyn Cordova.
The win was the third in a row for St. Pius X, bringing their record for this year to 5-2. As for Portales, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Pius X will square off against Chaparral at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Chaparral is coming into the game with three straight victories at home, so St. Pius X will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Portales, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Albuquerque Academy at 1:00 p.m. on October 26th.
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