Gillespie won the last time they faced Mt. Olive and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Gillespie Miners snuck past the Mt. Olive Wildcats with a 75-69 victory. The win was some much needed relief for the Miners as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Mt. Olive lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Max Grejtak, who went 6 of 9 en route to 15 points and six rebounds. Those 15 points gave Grejtak a new career-high. Another player making a difference was David Schoen, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 boards.
Gillespie's victory bumped their record up to 3-14. As for Mt. Olive, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-15.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Gillespie has already played their next match (against East Alton-Wood River), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Mt. Olive will take on Tri-City at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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