Football Game Preview: Breese Central Cougars vs. Herrin Tigers + How To Watch

The Breese Central Cougars will face off against the Herrin Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Breese Central has five straight wins, Herrin has 11 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

On Friday, Breese Central was fully in charge, breezing past Columbia 41-6. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won six games by 35 points or more so far this season.

Owen Kehrer

Passing Yards (Career)

10/17/25 @ Columbia	222
08/29/25 @ Effingham	205
10/03/25 vs Salem	185
10/10/25 @ Roxana	151
09/19/25 vs Freeburg	140

Breese Central got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Owen Kehrer out in front who threw for 222 yards and two TDs. Those 222 passing yards gave Kehrer a new career-high. Cole Davis helped Kehrer out on the ground, rushing for 62 yards and a pair of touchdowns.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Breese Central proved: they limited Columbia to a paltry 2.7 yards per carry. The team can thank Davis for the heroic effort on defense: he. Breese Central's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 4.5.

Meanwhile, Herrin came up short against Harrisburg on Friday and fell 14-7.

Breese Central's win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Herrin, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.

Everything came up roses for Breese Central against Herrin in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as the squad secured a 50-6 victory. Will the Cougars repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.