On Friday fans watched as two of the best teams in the nation hit the field. The IMG Academy Ascenders slipped by the East St. Louis Flyers 14-13. The 14-point effort marked the Ascenders' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Ty Hawkins threw for 176 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 40 yards.
Although East St. Louis took the loss, they still got scores from Christopher Bennett and Ronnie GoMiller.
The victory was the sixth in a row for IMG Academy, bringing their record for this year to 6-1. As for East St. Louis, their defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-1.
IMG Academy's road trip will continue as they head out to face St. Frances Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Frances Academy has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 133 points over their last three matches. As for East St. Louis, they will play host again on Saturday to welcome Springfield, where kickoff is scheduled at 1:00 p.m. East St. Louis is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37.1 points per game this season.
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