Alton is 0-9 against East St. Louis since October of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Alton Redbirds will challenge the East St. Louis Flyers at 7:00 p.m.
Alton is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 12th straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They were beaten by Edwardsville 42-0. While losing is never fun, the Redbirds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 248th, while the Tigers are ranked 17th).
Meanwhile, East St. Louis put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They never let Belleville West onto the board and left with a 63-0 victory. The Flyers' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a point in their last three contests.
It was another big night for Larevious ?Fresh? Woods, who rushed for 139 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in November of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendrick Lyons, who threw for 220 yards and three touchdowns on only 18 passes.
East St. Louis didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Raheem Floyd. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten. Another thorn in Belleville West's side was Keylan Lagrant, who picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles.
Alton's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for East St. Louis, their win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
Alton was dealt a bruising 59-0 defeat at the hands of East St. Louis in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Alton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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