The Civic Memorial Eagles will square off against the Taylorville Tornadoes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Civic Memorial will be strutting in after a victory while Taylorville will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, Civic Memorial turned things around against Jersey on Friday. They strolled past the Panthers with points to spare, taking the game 21-7.
Luke Clouser
| 09/05/25 @ East Alton-Wood River | 158.6 |
| 09/19/25 @ Triad | 150.6 |
| 10/17/25 @ Jersey | 138.5 |
| 10/10/25 vs Mascoutah | 89.9 |
| 10/03/25 vs Highland | 79.5 |
| + 3 more games |
A big part of Civic Memorial's win came down to the chemistry between Luke Clouser and his top target Grady Farrell. Clouser threw for 175 yards and three touchdowns while Farrell picked up 125 receiving yards and three TDs. Clouser's passing game has become a key predictor of Civic Memorial's success: the team is 2-1 when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 0-5 otherwise.
One reason for the win was Civic Memorial's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. In that department, Luke McCoy was the leader with two.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 57 points the game before, Taylorville was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They took a 25-12 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mt. Zion. The loss continues a trend for the Tornadoes in their meetings with the Braves: they've now lost six in a row.
Taylorville's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Civic Memorial, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 2-6.
Civic Memorial suffered a grim 35-9 defeat to Taylorville in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can the Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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