Two dominant signal callers in Noah Martin and Jace Velasquez are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers takes on the Colorado Springs Christian Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Peyton's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Rye 41-0 at home. Considering the Panthers have won four contests by more than 40 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Martin continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 186 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 carries, while also throwing for 134 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Peyton wouldn't let Rye keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Liam Mcinroy, Martin, Josiah Zimmerman, and Chase Evans picked up one apiece. Evans is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last ten games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Peyton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 297 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Colorado Springs Christian). They breezed by Dolores Huerta Prep on the road to the tune of 76-0 on Thursday. The victory was familiar territory for the Lions who have now won three games in a row.
It was another big night for Daniel Hoggard, who rushed for 174 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 54 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Velasquez, who threw for 148 yards and four touchdowns.
The win made it two in a row for Peyton and bumps their season record up to 4-1. As for Colorado Springs Christian, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Peyton has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 250.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Colorado Springs Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 201. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Peyton couldn't quite finish off Colorado Springs Christian in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 and fell 36-34. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Velasquez, who threw for 178 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 41 yards and a touchdown. Now that Peyton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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