Greenway came back down to earth on Friday after soaring to a 21-point contest in their last game. They fell just short of the Peoria Panthers by a score of 30-27. Despite 55 more yards than the Panthers, the Demons couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Despite the loss, Greenway still got an impressive performance from Carlos Toscano, who rushed for 274 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown. Toscano showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 60 yards.
Even though they lost, Greenway was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 304 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Greenway didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Tim Myron and Dashawn Engram.
Cristian Carrillo continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Peoria, rushing for 136 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. Carrillo is becoming a predictor of Peoria's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 3-1 (and 0-3 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Javon Bell, who rushed for 67 yards and two touchdowns.
Greenway's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Peoria, their win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-4.
Greenway will face off against Moon Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. That match will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Toscano and Ayomide Ogundipe. As for Peoria, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers challenges Glendale at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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