Football Preview: Cahokia Comanches vs. Normal University Pioneers
Two dominant signal callers in Zion Taylor and Alek Weiland are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Cahokia Comanches will square off against the Normal University Pioneers at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Cahokia is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They put the hurt on Waterloo with a sharp 40-20 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Comanches.
Correyontae Midgett was his usual excellent self, rushing for 148 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. Another player making a difference was Hartles Holman, who picked up 166 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Normal University waltzed into their match on Saturday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They blew past the Tigers, posting a 48-13 win. With the Pioneers ahead 41-7 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
It was another big night for Weiland, who rushed for 124 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also threw for 207 yards and two touchdowns on only 18 passes. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 72 yards. Cade Cunningham was another key player, picking up 99 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Normal University was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 245 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Cahokia's victory bumped their record up to 9-2. As for Normal University, their win bumped their record up to an identical 9-2.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. Cahokia has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 194.4 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Normal University has preferred to attack from the air: they average 322.7 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Saturday? There's only one way to find out.
Cahokia lost to Normal University on the road by a decisive 24-6 margin in their previous matchup back in October of 2014. Can Cahokia avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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