The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Falcons (Gibson City, IL) basketball edged the visiting El Paso-Gridley Titans (El Paso, IL), 56-52 in Friday's league bout.

The Falcons now possess a 6-2 record. They play next when they travel to St. Thomas More for a non-league bout on Saturday, December 21. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley will play a Sabers team coming off a 60-55 non-league loss to Clifton Central (Clifton, IL). The Sabers record now stands at 4-6.

With the loss, El Paso-Gridley falls to 7-1 on the campaign. The Titans travel to Williamsville (Williamsville, IL) to play the Bullets in a non-league bout on Saturday, December 21. The Bullets go into the bout with a record of 6-0. Williamsville won 49-42 in their recent non-league bout against Bloomington Central Catholic (Bloomington, IL)