Football Preview: East St. Louis Flyers vs. Edwardsville Tigers
East St. Louis is on a nine-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Edwardsville is on a seven-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The East St. Louis Flyers will take on the Edwardsville Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in East St. Louis' favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five matches.
Edwardsville's offense is going to have their work cut out for them on Friday: East St. Louis hadn't allowed a single point the last four times they've hit the field. East St. Louis claimed a resounding 57-0 victory over Alton at home. The Flyers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by 21 points or more this season.
East St. Louis got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Reece Shanklin out in front who threw for 199 yards and three touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Larevious ?Fresh? Woods, who rushed for 40 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Edwardsville beat Belleville East 20-10 on Friday. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Lancers are ranked 69th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
East St. Louis' victory bumped their record up to 7-0. As for Edwardsville, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.
East St. Louis beat Edwardsville 27-15 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will East St. Louis repeat their success, or does Edwardsville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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