Football Preview: Civic Memorial Eagles vs. Mascoutah Indians
The Civic Memorial Eagles will head out to square off against the Mascoutah Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Civic Memorial is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Civic Memorial will head out to face Mascoutah after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Civic Memorial lost 41-16 to Jersey. The Eagles were down 34-10 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Despite their defeat, Civic Memorial saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Jack Piening, who threw for 251 yards and two touchdowns, was perhaps the best of all.
Meanwhile, Mascoutah came up short against Highland on Friday and fell 35-25. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 266th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 92nd).
Like Civic Memorial, Mascoutah lost despite seeing results from several players. Baruk Jonsson led the charge by rushing for 40 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 124 yards and a touchdown.
Civic Memorial's record now sits at 2-2. As for Mascoutah, their record is now 1-3.
Civic Memorial was dealt a bruising 66-34 loss at the hands of Mascoutah when the teams last played back in September of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Civic Memorial was down 49-14.
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