Basketball Game Preview: LeRoy Panthers vs. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Falcons

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Previous Games

12/13/24 - Home	53-51 W
02/06/24 - Away	41-50 L
02/14/23 - Home	52-53 L
02/15/22 - Away	59-28 W
02/18/20 - Away	58-20 W
+ 5 more games

LeRoy and Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2017, but not for long. The LeRoy Panthers will face off against the Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.

LeRoy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 66-38 victory over Argenta-Oreana. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 214th, while the Bombers are ranked 435th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley blew past Schlarman, posting a 69-39 win.

LeRoy's victory bumped their record up to 22-10. As for Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley, their win bumped their record up to 21-12.

LeRoy skirted past Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 53-51 in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for LeRoy since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.