Cahokia has played every game this season on their home field, but they'll have to hit the road on Friday. They will venture away from home to square off against the Centralia Orphans at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Cahokia's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Mt. Vernon 28-0 at home. 28 seems to be a good number for the Comanches as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Zion Taylor continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 213 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per attempt, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. 84 of those passing yards were hauled in by Hartles Holman, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Cahokia wouldn't let Mt. Vernon keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force six fumbles. Cahokia can thank Malik Mazyun and Donald Collier Jr for forcing all of them. Mazyun is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last four games he's played.
Meanwhile, Centralia hadn't done well against Marion recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Everything went Centralia's way against Marion as Centralia made off with a 35-13 victory. The win was familiar territory for the Orphans who have now won three games in a row.
Cahokia pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Centralia, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
Everything went Cahokia's way against Centralia in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Cahokia made off with a 34-8 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cahokia since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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