Southwestern took care of business in their home opener on Friday. They strolled past the Gillespie Miners with points to spare, taking the game 21-7. That's more bragging rights for the Piasa Birds, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The critical scores for Southwestern came from Konnor Towell, Greyson Brewer, and Connor Wood.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Southwestern's defense and their six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Towell and James Lahai-Pumagoi who racked up four sacks between them. Towell also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up two sacks and making four total tackles which he returned for a touchdown.
Southwestern is headed away from home for the first time to face off against Litchfield/Mt. Olive at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Southwestern is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. As for Gillespie, they will face off against North Mac at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gillespie is looking for their season?s first victory.
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