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. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
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 Panthers gained 65 more yards on the day, but it was the Crusaders that made the best use of them.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from 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 had to suffer through a 44-0 loss at the hands of the Wolves. 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 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Peoria was down 27-0.
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