Football Recap: Alton Redbirds vs. East St. Louis Flyers
Alton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 13th straight loss dating back to last season. They took a blow against the East St. Louis Flyers, falling 57-0. While losing is never fun, the Redbirds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 236th, while the Flyers are ranked first).
Alton didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Semaj Stampley and Marlon Poindexter.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead East St. Louis to victory, but perhaps none more so than Reece Shanklin, who threw for 199 yards and three touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Larevious ?Fresh? Woods, who rushed for 40 yards and two touchdowns.
Alton's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for East St. Louis, their win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0.
Alton will venture away from home to square off against O'Fallon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for East St. Louis, their homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Edwardsville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. East St. Louis knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully Edwardsville likes a good challenge.
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