The Greenville Comets will square off against the Carlinville Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Greenville's defense has only allowed 13.3 points per game this season, so Carlinville's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Greenville's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Vandalia offense got past them. Greenville was just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 35-34 to Vandalia. The Comets' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Carlinville came up short against North Mac on Friday and fell 21-14.
Carlinville's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Nate Dyer, who rushed for 124 yards and a touchdown, and Triston Thompson, who gained 55 total yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Dyer has posted since back in September of 2023.
Carlinville wouldn't let North Mac keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Noah Convery was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Having lost for the first time this season, Greenville fell to 5-1. As for Carlinville, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Everything came up roses for Greenville against Carlinville in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 41-7 win. Will Greenville repeat their success, or does Carlinville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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