Bloomington dropped to 5-3 on Friday, ending the team's six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 42-14 loss at the hands of the Peoria Lions. Despite 67 more yards than the Lions, the Purple Raiders couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Although Bloomington took the loss, they still got scores from Keyontae Hamilton and Ky'Veon Chestnut.
Don't try to pin the team's loss on the defense: they kept the trenches locked down and allowed a mere 3.5 yards per carry. While one picked up at least eight total tackles, Carter Tindall stood above the rest. He picked up 41 receiving yards. Sadly, that's becoming something of a trend for Bloomington; they were averaging 6.5yards per carry per game earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've fallen to only 3.3 per game.
As for Peoria, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.0 points over those games.
Detaurion Pollard had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 107 yards and a pair of scores.
Coming up, Bloomington will square off against Centennial at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Peoria, they will challenge Normal Community at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Ironmen's defense has only allowed 14.9 points per game this season, so the Lions' offense will have their work cut out for them.
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