After three games on the road, East St. Louis is heading back home. They will host the Belleville West Maroons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. East St. Louis will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
East St. Louis is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 55-0 victory over O'Fallon. Considering the Flyers have won four matches by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
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. What's more, Larevious ?Fresh? Woods also racked up 103 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in November of 2023. Another player making a difference was Ronnie GoMiller, who picked up 58 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
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.
Meanwhile, Belleville West fell victim to Edwardsville and their airtight defense on Friday. They were outmatched by the Tigers on the road and fell 35-0. Having soared to a lofty 44 points in the game before, the Maroons' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
East St. Louis pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Belleville West, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
Everything came up roses for East St. Louis against Belleville West when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 63-0 victory. Does East St. Louis have another victory up their sleeve, or will Belleville West turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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