The Charleston Trojans will be defending their home-field for the first timethey go up against the Paris Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Paris took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Charleston, who comes in off a win.
Charleston is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Rantoul. Charleston blew past Rantoul, posting a 34-0 win on the road. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 150th, while the Eagles are ranked 428th), the result on Saturday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Charleston found their leader in underclassman Treylin Couch, who rushed for 98 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also picked up 34 receiving yards. Braxton Hanner also helped out with an impressive 84 receiving yards.
Paris might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 42-13 to North Vermillion, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Tigers were down 36-7 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Everything came up roses for Charleston against Paris in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 56-20 victory. Will Charleston repeat their success, or does Paris have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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