The Cahokia Comanches's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Marion Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, everything went Cahokia's way against Carbondale as Cahokia made off with a 44-21 victory. Given the Comanches' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 107th, while the Terriers are ranked 230th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cahokia's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Zion Taylor led the charge by throwing for 382 yards and five touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also punching in a rushing score. With that strong performance, Taylor is now averaging an impressive 310.5 passing yards per game. Omar Mims Jr was Taylor's top target, picking up 149 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Marion put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Lighthouse Christian 51-6 at home. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 38-0.
Marion wouldn't let Lighthouse Christian keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Marion can thank Kyan Cole and Alex Henry for forcing both of them.
Cahokia's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Marion, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
Cahokia strolled past Marion in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a score of 14-0. Will Cahokia repeat their success, or does Marion have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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