The St. Pius X Sartans will head out to face off against the Manzano Monarchs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Pius X has five straight wins, Manzano has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
St. Pius X is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 65-28 victory over Valencia. Considering the Sartans have won four matchups by more than 29 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
St. Pius X relied on the efforts of Hershul Olloway Jr, who rushed for 254 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and Isaiah Carpenter, who threw for 243 yards and six touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. Olloway Jr's longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Cayl Cox-Liggins did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 132 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Manzano didn't have quite enough to beat Silver on Friday and fell 16-13. That's two games in a row now that the Monarchs have lost by exactly three points.
Manzano's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Broden Price, who picked up 41 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and James Vautier, who threw for 142 yards and two touchdowns.
Manzano wouldn't let Silver keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Manzano can thank Elias Tafoya and Vincent Varela for forcing both of them. Another thorn in Silver's side was Bodi True, who picked up 1.5 sacks and made six total tackles (2.0 for loss).
St. Pius X pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Manzano, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.
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