Football Preview: Centralia Orphans vs. Cahokia Comanches
The Centralia Orphans will challenge the Cahokia Comanches at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Cahokia is hoping to do what Marion couldn't on Friday: put an end to Centralia's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Everything went Centralia's way against Marion as Centralia made off with a 35-13 win.
Meanwhile, Cahokia won against Marion last Friday with 28 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Cahokia really took it to Mt. Vernon for the full four quarters, racking up a 28-0 victory at home. The win was nothing new for the Comanches as they're now sitting on four straight.
Zion Taylor continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 213 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per attempt, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. Hartles Holman was Taylor's top target, picking up 84 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Cahokia wouldn't let Mt. Vernon keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force six fumbles. Cahokia can thank Malik Mazyun and Donald Collier Jr for forcing all of them. Mazyun is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last four games he's played.
Centralia's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Cahokia, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Centralia might still be hurting after the 34-8 defeat they got from Cahokia in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will Centralia have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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