Gillespie is 1-9 against Greenville since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Miners will look to defend their home field against the Comets at 7:00 p.m. Greenville took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Gillespie, who comes in off a win.
Gillespie is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their contest on Friday with ease, bagging a 36-6 win over Southwestern. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Miners as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 8-8 at halftime, Greenville was not quite Vandalia's equal in the second half on Friday. They took a 28-18 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Vandals. While losing is never fun, the Comets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 186th, while the Vandals are ranked 49th).
Greenville's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Gillespie, their win bumped their record up to 2-4.
Gillespie was taken down by Greenville 41-7 in their previous meeting back in September of 2024. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Miners were down 21-0.
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