The Mascoutah Indians are taking a road trip to face off against the Civic Memorial Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mascoutah has four straight victories, Civic Memorial has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Mascoutah will bounce into Friday's game after beating Triad, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Indians came out on top against the Knights by a score of 16-7 on Friday. The 16-point effort marked the Indians' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The critical scores for Mascoutah came from Camren Reed and Nygel Bowers.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Mascoutah proved: they limited Triad to a paltry two yards per carry. The team can thank Jordan Beck for the heroic effort on defense: he. Sadly, that's becoming something of a trend for Mascoutah; they were averaging 5.9yards per carry per game earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've fallen to only 4.8 per game.
Marcus Nobles
| 10/03/25 vs Triad | 5 |
| 09/26/25 @ Jersey | 8 |
| 09/19/25 vs Waterloo | 9 |
Mascoutah didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Reed and Marcus Nobles. Nobles has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last three times he's played. Reed got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Civic Memorial played a tough game on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 40-17 to Highland. The Eagles were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-3.
Mascoutah will need to focus on slowing down Luke Clouser, one of several Civic Memorial players who made an impact when they last played. He rushed for 96 yards on only 13 carries, and also threw for 120 yards and one TD. Evan Spurgeon was another key player, rushing for 70 yards and one touchdown.
Mascoutah's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Civic Memorial, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Everything came up roses for Mascoutah against Civic Memorial in their previous matchup back in September of 2024, as the team secured a 54-6 victory. In that contest, the Indians amassed a halftime lead of 27-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
