Two dominant backs in Myson Johnson-Cook and David Croom are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The East St. Louis Flyers will take on the Plainfield East Bengals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. East St. Louis' defense has only allowed 14.2 points per game this season, so Plainfield East's offense will have their work cut out for them.
East St. Louis is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: IMG Academy, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (East St. Louis was ranked first). The Flyers lost 38-14 to the Ascenders on Saturday. The Flyers' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Plainfield East waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They claimed a resounding 53-7 win over the Wildcats. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 33-0.
Plainfield East's win came from a few key players East St. Louis will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Brady Cloherty, who threw for 147 yards and three TDs while completing 75% of his passes. What's more, he racked up 155.2 passer rating, the most he's had since back in August. Dinari Overton made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Plainfield East was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 295 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive contests.
Plainfield East didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Liam Callaghan, Overton, and Mj Koutsky picked up one apiece. Overton got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
East St. Louis' defeat dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Plainfield East, their victory bumped their record up to 6-3.
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