Belleville West hasn't had much luck against East St. Louis recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Belleville West Maroons will face off against the East St. Louis Flyers at 7:00 p.m.
Belleville West's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Edwardsville on Friday. They were outmatched by the Tigers on the road and fell 35-0. While losing is never fun, the Maroons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 196th, while the Tigers are ranked 14th).
Meanwhile, East St. Louis put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They never let O'Fallon onto the board and left with a 55-0 win. That 55 point margin sets a new team best for the Flyers this season.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Amir Tillman and he. Tillman rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries while he rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Ronnie GoMiller also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, East St. Louis was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 303 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Belleville West's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for East St. Louis, their victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Belleville West took a serious blow against East St. Louis when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 63-0. Can Belleville West avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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