Basketball Recap: Carlinville Skates Past Gillespie with Ease

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Previous Games

02/11/25 - Home	64-33 W
01/20/25 - Home	74-55 W
12/26/23 - Home	62-36 W
12/21/23 - Away	43-31 W
01/19/23 - Away	46-67 L
+ 5 more games

Carlinville's game last Monday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. They took their match with ease, bagging a 64-33 win over the Gillespie Miners. The game marked the Cavaliers' most dominant victory of the season.

Carlinville's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Triston Thompson, who went 7-for-12 on his way to 19 points. Thompson is becoming a predictor of Carlinville's success: when he posts at least 15 points the team is 3-1 (and 9-14 when he doesn't). Tate Duckels was another key player, almost dropping a double-double with 13 points and nine rebounds.

Carlinville's win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-5 and their overall record up to 12-15. As for Gillespie, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-19.

Coming up, Carlinville will square off against Maryville Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Maryville Christian is on a six-game streak of home losses, Carlinville a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change. Gillespie has already played their next contest (against Calhoun), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.