Football Recap: Wheaton-Warrenville South Tigers vs. St. Charles East Fighting Saints
If St. Charles East wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Wheaton-Warrenville South, they should've done a better job of containing Owen Yorke. The Wheaton-Warrenville South Tigers really took it to the St. Charles East Fighting Saints for the full four quarters, racking up a 31-0 win thanks in part to Yorke, who rushed for 208 yards and three touchdowns. Wheaton-Warrenville South is 3-1 when Yorke posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise.
Yorke was just one part of a punishing run game: Wheaton-Warrenville South was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 241 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August.
Wheaton-Warrenville South's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB three times. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Kirby Christensen.
Wheaton-Warrenville South now has a winning record of 5-4. As for St. Charles East, their defeat was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-7.
Wheaton-Warrenville South will head out to square off against Downers Grove North at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Downers Grove North's defense has only allowed seven points per game this season, so Wheaton-Warrenville South's offense will have their work cut out for them. St. Charles East does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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