The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Falcons and the Neoga Indians will face off at 10:00 a.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. One thing working in Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six matches.
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley's tournament run continued when they took on Paxton-Buckley-Loda on Thursday. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley took their contest with ease, bagging a 64-18 victory over Paxton-Buckley-Loda. The Falcons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Neoga was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 59-53 heartbreaker at the hands of Clinton. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 397th, while the Maroons are ranked 173rd).
Neoga now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley, their win bumped their record up to 10-1.
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley took a serious blow against Neoga in their previous meeting back in December of 2022, falling 65-28. Can Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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