Peoria has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Cactus Cobras at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Peoria is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell just short of Northwest Christian by a score of 31-28 on Friday. The match was a 21-21 toss-up at halftime, but the Panthers couldn't quite close it out.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Cristian Carrillo, who rushed for 159 yards while picking up 7.2 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Dontay Tyson Jr was another key receiver, picking up 134 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Peoria was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 278 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Cactus fell victim to Desert Mountain and their airtight defense on Friday. They took a blow against the Wolves, falling 44-0. The Cobras haven't had much luck with the Wolves recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Peoria's defeat was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Cactus, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Peoria was taken down by Cactus 41-7 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Peoria was down 27-0.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
