Two dominant signal callers in Kendrick Lyons and Anthony Chahino are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The East St. Louis Flyers will take on the Geneva Vikings at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as East St. Louis comes in on four and Geneva on five.
East St. Louis is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They blew past Richards, posting a 48-0 win. The Flyers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matchups by 21 points or more this season.
TaRyan Martin went supernova for East St. Louis, rushing for 153 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, while also picking up 45 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Martin a new career-high in rushing yards. Larevious ?Fresh? Woods was another key back, rushing for 94 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries.
East St. Louis was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 282 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 181 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Geneva faced Cary-Grove in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Geneva narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Cary-Grove 28-26.
Geneva's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Talyn Taylor, who picked up 199 receiving yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Chahino, who threw for 381 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes.
East St. Louis pushed their record up to 12-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 39.2 points. As for Geneva, their record is now 13-1.
We should be in store for an exciting game as East St. Louis and Geneva have no problem gaining yardage. East St. Louis has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 359.8 total yards per game. However, it's not like Geneva struggles in that department as they've been averaging 364.8. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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