After losing to Moon Valley the last time they met, Peoria decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Peoria Panthers walked away with a 32-21 victory over the Moon Valley Rockets on Friday. The win was familiar territory for the Panthers who have now won four matches in a row.
Leading Peoria to victory were Javon Bell and Dontay Tyson Jr. Bell rushed for 91 yards and three touchdowns, while Tyson Jr picked up 170 receiving yards and a touchdown. Peoria is undefeated when Bell posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 2-4 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Dominic Kramer, who threw for 301 yards and two touchdowns while completing 82.6% of his passes.
Moon Valley's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jahvandre Zuhri, who rushed for 154 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. Zuhri's longest rush was for an incredible 72 yards. Tristen Ely was another key player, rushing for 104 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Peoria now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Moon Valley, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-4.
Peoria will welcome Carl Hayden Community at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Peoria is facing Carl Hayden Community at the right time seeing as Carl Hayden Community is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Moon Valley, they will venture away from home to square off against Glendale at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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