The LeRoy Panthers basketball team scored 53 points and limited the visiting Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Falcons to 51 in the Panthers league triumph on Friday.

The Panthers now have a 7-1 record. They play next when they travel to Deer Creek-Mackinaw for a Heart of Illinois game on Tuesday, December 17. LeRoy will confront a Chiefs team coming off a 75-44 non-league win over Midwest Central (Manito, IL). The Chiefs record now stands at 1-6.

With the loss, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley falls to 4-2 on the campaign. The Falcons host Paxton-Buckley-Loda (Paxton, IL) to confront the Panthers in a non-league game on Tuesday, December 17. The Panthers go into the game with a record of 3-4. Paxton-Buckley-Loda lost 57-55 in their recent non-league game against Westville (Westville, IL)