After flying high against Litchfield/Mt. Olive last Friday, Carlinville came back down to earth. The Carlinville Cavaliers took a 26-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pana Panthers on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for the Cavaliers in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now lost six in a row.
Although Carlinville took the loss, they still got scores from Triston Thompson and Noah Convery.
Even if they lost, Carlinville's defense still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Leading the way was Ronald Laplante and his two. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up two sacks and making six total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Isaiah Harbert had a dynamite game for Pana, rushing for 99 yards and two touchdowns. Wyatt Kile was another key player, throwing for 108 yards and two touchdowns.
Carlinville's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Pana, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Carlinville will be playing at home against Vandalia at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Carlinville focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday. As for Pana, they will head out to face off against Southwestern at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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