Football Preview: Carlinville Cavaliers vs. Gillespie Miners
Carlinville has gone 9-0 against Gillespie recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Carlinville Cavaliers will face off against the Gillespie Miners at 7:00 p.m. Carlinville will be strutting in after a win while Gillespie will be coming in after a loss.
Carlinville will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any points last Friday, then bounced right back against Hillsboro on Friday. Carlinville put the hurt on Hillsboro with a sharp 36-14 victory. The result was nothing new for the Cavaliers, who have now won three games by 22 points or more so far this season.
Noah Byots and Nate Dyer were among the main playmakers for Carlinville as the former rushed for 94 yards and four touchdowns on only seven carries and the latter rushed for 168 yards while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. Those 94 rushing yards gave Byots a new career-high. Tate Duckels made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Meanwhile, Gillespie was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were dealt a 56-7 loss at the hands of Vandalia. 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 462nd, while the Vandals are ranked 189th).
The win got Carlinville back to even at 4-4. As for Gillespie, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Everything came up roses for Carlinville against Gillespie in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 44-6 victory. In that matchup, Carlinville amassed a halftime lead of 44-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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