East St. Louis has gone 8-2 against O'Fallon recently and they'll look to pad the win column further 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 breezed by Belleville East on the road to the tune of 40-0 on Saturday. The Flyers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 21 points or more this season.
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. East St. Louis also got help from Christopher Bennett, who showed off his sure hands for 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 beaten by Edwardsville 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 189th, 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 when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 54-13 victory. In that match, East St. Louis amassed a halftime lead of 33-10, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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