The East St. Louis Flyers will square off against the Newton Rams at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. East St. Louis will be strutting in after a victory while Newton will be coming in after a defeat.
East St. Louis is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Saturday. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 34-7 win over Loyola Academy. With the Flyers ahead 26-0 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
East St. Louis' defense made their presence known, laying out the QB six times. The heavy lifting was done by Elmo Gilliam Jr. and Keandre McClendon who racked up five sacks between them. McClendon's also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up two sacks and making ten total tackles. Keylan Lagrant was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 12 total tackles.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, East St. Louis was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 422 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Loyola Academy only gained 108.
Meanwhile, Newton came up short against Douglas County on Saturday, falling 35-15.
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