The Cahokia Comanches will challenge the Granite City Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Cahokia came up short against Jackson on Saturday, falling 49-26. The Comanches were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-12.
Defeat or not, Cahokia got some senior leadership from Zion Taylor and Omar Mims Jr. Taylor threw for 428 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per attempt, while Mims Jr. picked up 179 receiving yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, Taylor is now averaging an impressive 324.5 passing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Hartles Holman, who picked up 104 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Even though they lost, Cahokia was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 537 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Granite City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 11th straight loss. They were beaten by Marion 51-0.
Cahokia's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Granite City, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
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