It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Geneva can now relate to. They came up short against the East St. Louis Flyers on Saturday, falling 48-28. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Vikings have suffered since November 11, 2023.
When it comes to explaining why Geneva lost, don't look at Anthony Chahino. Despite the final result, he threw for 323 yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in a rushing score. Finnegan Weppner also helped out as he racked up 111 receiving yards.
Geneva didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Joseph Pettit and Dylan Reyes.
East St. Louis' victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Christopher Bennett, who picked up 90 receiving yards, and also rushed for 55 yards. The dominant performance gave Bennett a new career-high in rushing yards. East St. Louis also got a significant boost from Larevious ?Fresh? Woods, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 113 yards.
The defeat snapped Geneva's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 12-2 record. As for East St. Louis, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 13-1.
As of now, neither Geneva nor East St. Louis have any future games scheduled.
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