The Sacred Heart-Griffin Cyclones will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Mascoutah Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Sacred Heart-Griffin is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They had to suffer through a 45-0 loss at the hands of Christian Brothers. While losing is never fun, the Cyclones can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 99th in Illinois, while the Cadets are ranked fifth in Missouri).
Meanwhile, Mascoutah couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell 34-21 to Belleville West on Friday. The Indians just can't catch a break and have now endured five losses in a row dating back to last season.
Mascoutah might have lost, but man, Jackson Redenius was a machine: he rushed for 78 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 35 receiving yards. Redenius also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making three total tackles which he returned for a touchdown. Mascoutah also got a significant boost from Baruk Jonsson, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 94 yards.
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