Gillespie extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to 26 on Monday, dropping them down to 0-19. They had to suffer through a 58-25 loss at the hands of the Carlinville Cavaliers. While losing is never fun, the Miners can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 702nd, while the Cavaliers are ranked 328th).
Despite the loss, Gillespie still got an impressive performance from Brayden Enslow, who posted 13 points.
As for Carlinville, their win bumped their record up to 11-7. They haven't had any issues with Gillespie recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Carlinville was led to victory by Triston Thompson and Tate Duckels. Thompson went 8-for-17 to rack up 20 points and seven steals, while Duckels shot 70% from the field en route to 14 points in addition to seven boards and five steals. Those five steals gave Duckels a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Sawyer Smith, who had 11 points and six rebounds.
Gillespie wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 59-54 win against Mt. Olive on the 21st. As for Carlinville, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 45-36 defeat against North Mac on the 21st.
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