A win for Gillespie just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 54-13 defeat at the hands of the Pana Panthers. 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 473rd, while the Panthers are ranked 191st).
Owen Schweppe threw for 37 yards and a touchdown.
Keegan Jett was his top target, picking up 37 receiving yards and a touchdown. On the ground,
Dawson Morgan rushed for 39 yards.
Wyatt Kile continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Pana, throwing for 194 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 passes, while also rushing for 35 yards and a touchdown. Cash Lynch also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Gillespie is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6. As for Pana, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-1.
Gillespie will challenge Vandalia at 7:00 a.m. on Friday. Vandalia knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Gillespie likes a good challenge. As for Pana, they will square off against Litchfield/Mt. Olive at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pana is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37.4 points per game this season.
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