The Champaign Central Maroons will head out on the road to face off against the Peoria Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Peoria will take on a team with plenty of momentum: Champaign Central extended their winning streak to three on Friday. Everything went the Maroons' way against Danville as they made off with a 36-14 win.
Champaign Central's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ziyir Aker led the charge by rushing for 111 yards and a pair of touchdowns, while also catching one score. Aker also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because the Maroons are 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Wyatt Christensen, who picked up 120 receiving yards and two TDs.
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Champaign Central's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB seven times. The heavy lifting was done by David Ward and Maurice Dominick, who racked up six sacks between them. Thanks to that big game, Ward is now up to 7 sacks on the season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Peoria). They blew past Richwoods 80-30 on Friday. The Lions haven't had any issues with the Knights recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive victory against them.
Champaign Central better keep an eye on Detaurion Pollard. He was instrumental in Peoria's win, rushing for 170 yards and a pair of scores on only eight carries.
The win got Champaign Central back to even at 3-3. As for Peoria, their record is now 4-2.
Champaign Central was dealt a bruising 44-2 loss at the hands of Peoria in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Maroons were down 44-0.
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