The Moreno Valley Vikings will face off against the Perris Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Perris took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Moreno Valley, who comes in off a win.
Moreno Valley's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Heritage 34-0. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 21 points or more this season.
Moreno Valley got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Syree Matthews out in front who rushed for 64 yards and one touchdown, and also threw for 195 yards and one TD. Another back making a difference was Trevon Williams, who rushed for 102 yards and one score on only 11 carries.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Moreno Valley proved: they limited Heritage to a paltry 3.1 yards per carry. The team can thank Davieir Davis for the heroic effort on defense: he. Moreno Valley didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 7.4.
Meanwhile, Perris ended up a good deal behind Citrus Hill on Friday and lost 39-23. The Panthers were down 39-7 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
The victory made it two in a row for Moreno Valley and bumps their season record up to 6-1. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 7 points in those games. As for Perris, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-5.
Moreno Valley won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer when the teams last played back in October of 2024, slipping by Perris 22-21. Will the Vikings repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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