Carlinville is a perfect 3-0 against Litchfield/Mt. Olive since October of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Cavaliers are taking a road trip to square off against Litchfield/Mt. Olive at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Carlinville has four straight victories, Litchfield/Mt. Olive has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Carlinville is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat North Mac 64-21. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 43-14.
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Triston Thompson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 94 yards and two touchdowns. Those two rushing touchdowns gave him a new career-high. Tate Duckels also helped out with an impressive 96 receiving yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Carlinville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 303 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Carlinville's defense stepped up as well, laying out Carson Powell three times. In that department, Noah Convery was the leader with two sacks.
Meanwhile, Litchfield/Mt. Olive came up short against Southwestern on Friday and fell 28-17.
Carlinville will have to keep a close watch on Ethan Saathoff and Matthew Bywater, a pair of players who had a big impact on Litchfield/Mt. Olive's prior game. Saathoff threw for 119 yards and a pair of TDs, while Bywater picked up 60 receiving yards and two scores.
Litchfield/Mt. Olive's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Carlinville, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Friday's matchup might be decided on the ground. Carlinville has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 217.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Litchfield/Mt. Olive struggles in that department as they've been averaging 155 rushing yards. There's a good chance Friday's game turns into a tough fight on the ground.
Everything went Carlinville's way against Litchfield/Mt. Olive in their previous meeting back in August of 2024, as Carlinville made off with a 37-12 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cavaliers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
