Football Recap: Manual Piles Up the Points Against Peoria

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Previous 3 Games

09/19/25 - Home	42-0 W
10/07/24 - Away	10-8 W
09/07/24 - Away	2-14 L

Manual barely beat Peoria the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Rams claimed a resounding 42-0 win over the Lions. Considering the Rams have won three contests by more than 31 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

A big part of Manual's victory came down to the chemistry between Nyanna Payton and her top target Sincere Wesley. Payton rushed for 38 yards while Wesley threw for 191 yards and a pair of TDs on only eight passes.

The win got Manual back to even at 3-3. As for Peoria, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 3-2.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Manual is set to take on their familiar foe Urbana at 11:15 a.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Peoria will square off against rival Champaign Central at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.