Southwestern hasn't had much luck against Carlinville recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Southwestern Piasa Birds will look to defend their home field against the Carlinville Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m.
Southwestern is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They had to suffer through a 51-6 loss at the hands of Vandalia.
Meanwhile, Carlinville beat Staunton/Bunker Hill 20-13 on Friday.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Carlinville to victory, but perhaps none more so than Noah Byots, who rushed for 58 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 180 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Byots a new career-high in rushing yards. Tate Duckels was Byots' top target, picking up 98 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Southwestern's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Carlinville, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Southwestern came up short against Carlinville when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 27-14. Will Southwestern have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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