Mt. Vernon has played every game this season on their home field, but they'll have to hit the road on Friday. They will venture away from home to face off against the Collinsville Kahoks at 7:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Mt. Vernon didn't have quite enough to beat Marion and fell 37-34. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (31), the Rams still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Collinsville strolled past Carbondale with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 27-8. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Kahoks.
Chase Reynolds went supernova for Collinsville, rushing for 201 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Reynolds a new career-high in rushing yards.
Collinsville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 366 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Carbondale only rushed for 134.
Mt. Vernon now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Collinsville, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Mt. Vernon was able to grind out a solid win over Collinsville when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 33-24. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Collinsville's Ryan Mcintyre, who picked up 81 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 37 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Mt. Vernon to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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