The IMG Academy Ascenders will face off against the East St. Louis Flyers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with IMG Academy sitting on five straight victories and East St. Louis on eight.
IMG Academy's upcoming contest probably won't be as stressful as their last, when they took on another nationally ranked opponent: Venice, who was ranked 18th at the time (IMG Academy was ranked sixth). IMG Academy managed a 21-16 win over Venice on October 4th. The 21-point effort marked the Ascenders' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, East St. Louis beat Edwardsville 14-7 on Friday.
East St. Louis' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Larevious ?Fresh? Woods, who rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown. East St. Louis also got a significant boost from TaRyan Martin, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 95 yards.
IMG Academy's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for East St. Louis, they pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.
Everything came up roses for IMG Academy against East St. Louis when the teams last played back in October of 2021, as the squad secured a 49-8 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was East St. Louis' Luther Burden Iii, who rushed for 54 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 33 receiving yards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for IMG Academy to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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