Marion won the last time they faced Mattoon and things went their way on Friday too. The Wildcats claimed a resounding 49-21 victory over the Greenwave. Considering the Wildcats have won four games by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Callahan Roper
| 10/24/25 vs Mattoon | 435 |
| 10/17/25 @ Carbondale | 273 |
| 10/10/25 vs Collinsville | 405 |
| 10/03/25 @ Centralia | 195 |
| 09/26/25 vs Cahokia | 182 |
| + 4 more games |
Callahan Roper produced another solid performance throwing for 435 yards and six touchdowns while completing 85.3% of his passes. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 311.2 passing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Junious Thomas, who picked up 132 receiving yards and one score.
Marion didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Mattoon to a completion percentage of just 44.1%. The team can thank Andre Jones for the heroic effort on defense: he. Marion wasn't nearly as limited: they posted one of 83.3%.
Despite the loss, Mattoon saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Brayden Hackett threw for 202 yards and a pair of TDs.
The win was the third in a row for Marion, bringing their record up to 6-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 45.3 points over those games. As for Mattoon, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-8.
Coming up, Marion will square off against Mahomet-Seymour at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 889 yards in their previous games. Mattoon does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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