Mt. Vernon came into their game on Friday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against the Cahokia Comanches, falling 42-18. The Rams haven't had much luck with the Comanches recently, as the team has come up short the last nine times they've met.
Nigel Gooden had another great game (as he tends to do), throwing for 196 yards and a pair of TDs on only 18 passes, while also rushing for 38 yards and one touchdown for Cahokia. Machai Henderson helped out on the ground, rushing for 86 yards.
Mt. Vernon's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Cahokia, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 5-1.
Mt. Vernon didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 62-6 win against Granite City on the 10th. As for Cahokia, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 40-8 victory against Centralia on the 10th.
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