Carlinville was the 51-42 winner over Bunker Hill when they last played one another back in January of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Carlinville Cavaliers were just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 49-48 to the Bunker Hill Minutemen. The Cavaliers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Carlinville lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Tate Duckels, who went 6 for 7 on his way to 14 points. Triston Thompson was another key player, going 6 of 10 en route to 13 points and three steals.
Bunker Hill was led to victory by Jake Spencer and Cole Yates. Spencer posted 15 points, while Yates had 14 points. Another player making a difference was Will Manar, who scored seven points.
Carlinville's loss dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Bunker Hill, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-12 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Carlinville will welcome Lutheran at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Carlinville is facing Lutheran at the right time seeing as Lutheran is stuck on a four-game losing streak. Bunker Hill has already played their next contest (against Roxana), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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