The Thunderbird Titans will head out on the road to face off against the Peoria Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Thunderbird has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with four straight defeats, while Peoria will come in with five straight wins.
Thunderbird's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against ALA - West Foothills on Friday. They were beaten by the Guardians 35-0. The matchup marked the first time this season in which the Titans were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Peoria didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Northwest Christian on Friday, but they still walked away with a 21-16 victory.
Peoria found their leader in sophomore Cristian Zarate, who rushed for 111 yards and one touchdown. The Panthers also got a significant boost from Javon Bell, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 112 yards.
Peoria was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 232 rushing yards. They are a perfect 5-0 when they've run for more than 200 yards.
Peoria didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Marcell Colenberg and Devonte Hendrix. Hendrix is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in each of the last ten games he's played dating back to last season. Colenberg got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Thunderbird's loss dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Peoria, their win bumped their record up to 6-3.
Thunderbird was taken down by Peoria 54-12 in their previous matchup back in September of 2019. Thankfully for the Titans, Cameron Mack (who rushed for 165 yards and three scores on only 15 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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