East St. Louis extended their postseason success on Saturday against Normal West. They took their match with ease, bagging a 48-0 win over the Normal West Wildcats. Considering the Flyers have won eight games by more than 20 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
East St. Louis was led to victory by Amir Tillman and Kendrick Lyons. Tillman rushed for 77 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, while Lyons threw for 112 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
East St. Louis was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 211 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
East St. Louis didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Raheem Floyd and Mekhi Mixon. Mixon has been hot , having also posted five or more total tackles the last eight times he's played.
The victory made it two in a row for East St. Louis and bumps their season record up to 10-1. As for Normal West, with the loss, they broke their six-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-3.
As of now, neither East St. Louis nor Normal West have any future games scheduled.
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