The Cahokia Comanches will head out on the road to  square off against  the Centralia Orphans  at 1:00  p.m.  on Saturday. Cahokia's defense has only allowed 14.8  points per game  this season, so Centralia's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Cahokia easily dispatched Collinsville two weeks ago, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Comanches fell just short of Sycamore by a score of  30-28 on Friday. The Comanches were up  14-0 in the first  quarter but couldn't hold on to the lead.
 Despite the  loss, Cahokia got top-tier performance from   Machai Henderson, who rushed for 172 yards and one  TD on only 12 carries. Henderson's longest rush was for an incredible 77 yards.  Nigel Gooden was another key player, throwing for 108 yards and one  touchdown.
 Meanwhile, Centralia gave up the first  points on Friday,  but they didn't give up any more after. They managed  a  21-16 win over Effingham.
 Centralia is  on a roll lately: they've  won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record  this season. Those  victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as  they  averaged 34.8 points over those games. As for Cahokia, they moved to 7-2 with that  defeat, which also ended their six-game winning streak.
 Everything came up roses for Cahokia against Centralia when the teams last played  on October 10th, as the  team secured  a  40-8 win. In that  contest, the Comanches amassed a halftime lead of  24-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat  on Saturday.
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