Football Recap: O'Fallon Panthers vs. Belleville East Lancers
O'Fallon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 36-10 to the Belleville East Lancers. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 202nd, while the Lancers are ranked 69th).
When it comes to explaining why O'Fallon lost, don't look at Donald Johnson. Despite the final result, he picked up 121 receiving yards and a touchdown. Johnson showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 60 yards.
Leading Belleville East to victory were Keithen Jones and Jaedon Beamon. Jones picked up 105 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while Beamon rushed for 152 yards on only 15 carries. Those 152 rushing yards gave Beamon a new career-high.
O'Fallon's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Belleville East, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-2.
O'Fallon wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, an 18-15 victory against Belleville West on the 11th. As for Belleville East, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 20-10 loss against Edwardsville on the 11th.
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