Two dominant backs in Javon Bell and Ayomide Ogundipe are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Peoria Panthers will venture away from home to take on the Moon Valley Rockets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Peoria will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Peoria will head into Friday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by three when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 28-point they dealt Glendale on Friday. Peoria blew past Glendale, posting a 47-19 win. The match marked the Panthers' most dominant victory of the season.
Bell was his usual excellent self, rushing for 121 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023. Dontay Tyson Jr was in the mix too, providing Peoria with two touchdowns.
Peoria was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 221 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 171 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Peoria wouldn't let Glendale keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Peoria can thank Carlos Nunez and Angel Vasquez for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Moon Valley earned a 14-6 win over Greenway on Friday.
Moon Valley's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ogundipe led the charge by picking up 73 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 89 yards. Ogundipe's longest reception was for an incredible 73 yards. Another player making a difference was Tristen Ely, who rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown.
Moon Valley's defense stepped up as well, laying out Tyler Mcnally. four times. Leading the way was Gary Chandler with 2.5 sacks. He has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last four times he's played. Moon Valley got some further help from Carmelo Goe: he picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss) in addition to snagging an interception.
The victory got Peoria back to even at 4-4. As for Moon Valley, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Peoria came up short against Moon Valley when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 21-10. Can Peoria avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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