On Friday, Edwardsville faced East St. Louis in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Edwardsville Tigers fell 14-7 to the East St. Louis Flyers. The Tigers' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
East St. Louis' victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was 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.
Edwardsville's defeat dropped their record down to 6-2. As for East St. Louis, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 8-0.
Edwardsville has already played their next contest, a 42-19 loss against De Smet Jesuit on the 25th. As for East St. Louis, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 14-13 defeat against IMG Academy on the 25th.
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