Carlinville won the last time they faced Gillespie, and things went their way on Friday too. The Carlinville Cavaliers claimed a resounding 40-3 victory over the Gillespie Miners. With that win, the Cavaliers brought their scoring average up to 26.1 points per game.
Nate Dyer was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 179 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Carlinville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 259 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Gillespie only rushed for 135.
One reason for the win was Carlinville's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. Sawyer Smith was especially locked on to Gillespie's QB and sacked him three times. Smith also sacked three sacks, which is notable because Carlinville is undefeated when he posts at least one sack, but 2-4 otherwise.
Despite the loss, Gillespie still got an impressive performance from Collin Griffith, who rushed for 101 yards on only nine carries. Griffith got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 51 yards.
Carlinville now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Gillespie, they dropped their record down to 1-8 with the loss, which was their third straight at home.
Carlinville will face off against Williamsville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Carlinville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.1 points per game this season. Gillespie does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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