Perris and Lakeside are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Perris Panthers will host the Lakeside Lancers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Perris' defense has only allowed 8.6 points per game this season, so Lakeside's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Perris is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped two weeks ago as they easily beat Jurupa Valley 41-0 at home. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 28 points or more this season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Perris was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 212 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Perris wouldn't let Jurupa Valley keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Perris can thank Walley DePaul and Jaiden Brown for forcing all of them. DePaul also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight. Brannon Nichols-Holden was another major factor on D, picking up 0.5 sacks, making nine total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defending a pass.
Meanwhile, Lakeside was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their 15th straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a hard 17-3 fall against Rubidoux.
The win made it two in a row for Perris and bumps their season record up to 4-1. As for Lakeside, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Perris suffered a grim 36-14 defeat to Lakeside in their previous matchup back in November of 2019. Thankfully for Perris, Jaylen Magee (who rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also picked up 89 receiving yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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