The Cahokia Comanches will stay at home for another week and welcome 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 win. Given the Comanches' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 106th, 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. With the Wildcats ahead 38-0 at the half, the game was all but over already.
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 victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Marion, their win bumped their record up to 4-0.
The upcoming match will be a clash of competing strengths. Cahokia has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 330.2 passing yards per game. Marion, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 184.3 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Cahokia strolled past Marion in their previous matchup 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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