The East St. Louis Flyers have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Springfield Senators at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. East St. Louis' defense has only allowed seven points per game this season, so Springfield's offense will have their work cut out for them.
East St. Louis' upcoming game probably won't be as stressful as their last, when they took on another nationally ranked opponent: IMG Academy, who was ranked fifth at the time (East St. Louis was ranked 29th). East St. Louis and IMG Academy were almost perfectly matched up on Friday, but East St. Louis suffered a 14-13 loss. The Flyers' defeat signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
Although East St. Louis took the loss, they still got scores from Christopher Bennett and Ronnie GoMiller.
Meanwhile, Springfield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were beaten by Glenwood 49-21. The Senators were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-7.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Titus Williams, who rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 57 yards. Another back making a difference was Armanze Lewis, who rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
East St. Louis' defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-1. As for Springfield, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.
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