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| 10/31/25 - Home | 58-26 W |
| 09/20/19 - Away | 54-12 W |
| 09/14/18 - Home | 49-46 W |
Peoria came tearing into Friday's game with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.8 points), and they left with even more momentum. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 58-26 victory over the Thunderbird Titans. That looming 58-26 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Panthers yet this season.
Javon Bell was his usual excellent self, rushing for 190 yards and three TDs on only 14 carries. Those 190 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Cristian Zarate, who rushed for 137 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Peoria was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 372 rushing yards. They are a perfect 6-0 when they've run for more than 200 yards.
Peoria didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Christopher Barnett led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. Peoria is undefeated when Marcell Colenberg posts one or more interceptions, but 2-3 otherwise.
Despite the loss, Thunderbird still got an impressive performance from Daryl Little, who picked up 159 receiving yards and two scores, and also punched in one TD on the ground. Little was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 66 yards.
Peoria's win bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Thunderbird, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-5.
Coming up, Peoria will be playing at home against Paradise Honors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. That matchup will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Bell and Chuck Van Dyke. Thunderbird does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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