A victory for Portales just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 48-18 loss at the hands of the St. Pius X Sartans. The Rams were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Sartans apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September of 2023.
Although Portales took the loss, they still got scores from Joel Lujan and Kaidyn Cordova.
Even though they lost, Portales was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 200 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 three contests they've averaged 168.7.
St. Pius X got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Isaiah Carpenter out in front who threw for 312 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.5 yards per attempt. Another back making a difference was Hershul Olloway Jr, who rushed for 151 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry.
Portales' loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for St. Pius X, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 5-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Portales 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. As for St. Pius X, they will square off against Chaparral at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Pius X is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.4 points per game this season.
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