Football Preview: Alton Redbirds vs. O'Fallon Panthers
The Alton Redbirds will challenge the O'Fallon Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Alton is looking for their season's first victory.
Alton's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against East St. Louis on Friday. They were dealt a 57-0 defeat at the hands of the Flyers. While losing is never fun, the Redbirds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 236th, while the Flyers are ranked first).
Meanwhile, O'Fallon can finally bid farewell to their seven-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game on Friday. They skirted past Belleville West 18-15.
Alton's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for O'Fallon, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-6.
Alton might still be hurting after the 23-0 defeat they got from O'Fallon when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Alton, Jahkori Adams (who rushed for 165 yards and three touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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