Civic Memorial extended their losing streak to five on Friday, dropping them down to 1-6. They took a hard 24-7 fall against the Mascoutah Indians. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 362nd, while the Indians are ranked 159th).
Even if they lost, Civic Memorial's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. In that department, Luke McCoy was the leader with two.
As for Mascoutah, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 5-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.8 points on average over those games.
Sean Murphy had another great game (as he tends to do), rushing for 202 yards and three TDs.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Civic Memorial is set to face off against their familiar foe Jersey at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Mascoutah will take on rival Highland at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. That game will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Murphy and Carter Harris.
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