Illinois High School Basketball - Lexington can't hold off El Paso-Gridley
February 6, 2024: El Paso, IL 61738 The El Paso-Gridley Titans basketball team scored 59 points and held the visiting Lexington Minutemen to 53 in the Titans league triumph on Tuesday.
The Titans now sport a 21-5 record. They put it on the line next when they host Deer Creek-Mackinaw for a Heart of Illinois contest on Friday, February 9. El Paso-Gridley will battle a Chiefs team coming off a 52-40 league win over Ridgeview (Colfax, IL). The Chiefs record now stands at 8-19.
The Minutemen (19-8) will now prepare for their contest against Ridgeview (Colfax, IL). The Mustangs enter the Heart of Illinois contest with a 10-16 record. In their last contest, Ridgeview was nudged by Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (Gibson City, IL), 68-58, in a league contest.