Southwestern Piasa Birds (Piasa, IL) fans went home in high spirits Monday as they saw their football team thwart the visiting Gillespie Miners (Gillespie, IL), 28-0 in a league match.

Coming up next, the Miners meet the Greenville Comets (Greenville, IL) in a match, on Monday, October 13. Gillespie will attempt to upgrade on its 1-4 season record. The Comets come into the match with a 0-1 record after their 38-28 league loss to Carlinville (Carlinville, IL).