East St. Louis is 8-2 against O'Fallon since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The East St. Louis Flyers will be staying on the road to face off against the O'Fallon Panthers at 7:00 p.m. East St. Louis' defense has only allowed 10.5 points per game this season, so O'Fallon's offense will have their work cut out for them.
East St. Louis is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Belleville East 40-0 on the road on Saturday. Considering the Flyers have won three games by more than 20 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
East St. Louis' receiving core played a big role in the win, headlined by Ronnie GoMiller and Armaad Sharp. GoMiller picked up 142 receiving yards and two touchdowns while Sharp picked up 120 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Christopher Bennett also helped out with an impressive 81 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, O'Fallon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss dating back to last season. They were outmatched by Edwardsville on the road and fell 46-10. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 191st, while the Tigers are ranked 14th).
East St. Louis' win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for O'Fallon, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything came up roses for East St. Louis against O'Fallon in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 54-13 victory. In that matchup, East St. Louis amassed a halftime lead of 33-10, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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