East St. Louis had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They blew past the Glenwood Titans 58-14 on Saturday. The Flyers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by 21 points or more this season.
Kendrick Lyons was his usual excellent self, throwing for 434 yards and six touchdowns while completing 90.5% of his passes, and also rushing for 37 yards. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played. Kortez Rupert was in the mix as well, providing East St. Louis with two touchdowns.
East St. Louis was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 200 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 175.1 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matches they've averaged 0.
East St. Louis' defense made their presence known, laying out the QB five times. In that department, Keandre Mcclendon was the leader with two sacks. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 18. East St. Louis got some further help from Phillip White: he picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles in addition to snagging two interceptions.
The victory (which was East St. Louis' third in a row) raised their record to 11-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.7 points per game. As for Glenwood, the loss snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 9-3 record.
East St. Louis is on the road again on Saturday to play Oak Lawn at 2:00 p.m. East St. Louis is facing Oak Lawn at the right time seeing as Oak Lawn is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. Glenwood does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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