Football Preview: Gillespie Miners vs. Vandalia Vandals
Gillespie is 2-8 against Vandalia since August of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Gillespie Miners will take on the Vandalia Vandals at 7:00 a.m. Hopefully Gillespie focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up five on Friday.
Gillespie is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They were beaten by Pana 54-13. While losing is never fun, the Miners can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 466th, while the Panthers are ranked 198th).
Meanwhile, Vandalia came tearing into Friday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.4 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Hiltoppers 47-20 on the road. The result was nothing new for the Vandals, who have now won five games by 22 points or more so far this season.
Gillespie's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Vandalia, their victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
Gillespie was taken down by Vandalia 52-13 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Gillespie avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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