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| 10/17/25 - Home | 48-6 W |
| 09/27/24 - Away | 55-0 W |
| 09/23/23 - Home | 54-13 W |
| 09/24/22 - Away | 60-21 W |
| 09/25/21 - Home | 48-2 W |
| + 5 more games |
East St. Louis entered their tilt with O'Fallon on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They claimed a resounding 48-6 win over the Panthers. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Flyers' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked first, while the Panthers are ranked 155th).
East St. Louis' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Reece Shanklin led the charge by throwing for 337 yards while completing 84.6% of his passes. Those 337 passing yards gave Shanklin a new career-high. Kortez Rupert was Shanklin's top target, picking up 58 receiving yards and two TDs.
East St. Louis' run defense was locked in: O'Fallon could only muster 2.2 yards per carry. The team can thank Caleb Brown for the heroic effort on defense: he. East St. Louis hasn't allowed more than 8.5 yards per carry in three consecutive contests.
East St. Louis didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Raheem Floyd and Dakarai Weaver. Floyd is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in each of the last five games he's played. Brown was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
East St. Louis' victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for O'Fallon, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
East St. Louis wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 38-14 defeat against IMG Academy on the 25th. As for O'Fallon, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 34-0 win against LaSalle-Peru on the 24th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
