Basketball Recap: Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Comes Up Short

Falcons

Previous 5 Games

01/25/25 vs Eureka	41-42
01/23/25 vs Tri-Valley	49-43
01/20/25 vs Flanagan/Woodland	42-24
01/13/25 vs Lexington	56-24
01/11/25 @ Iroquois West	56-29

After a string of four wins, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 42-41 to the Eureka Hornets. The contest marked the Falcons' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley's loss dropped their record down to 18-4. As for Eureka, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 19-6.

Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley and Eureka should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley will take on Ridgeview at 6:00 p.m. on Monday up 390 places (128 vs. 518). Similarly, Eureka (ranked 106th) will meet Heyworth (ranked 351st) at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.