After flying high against Flanagan-Cornell last Friday, Lexington came back down to earth. The Lexington Minutemen took a 64-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of the El Paso-Gridley Titans on Tuesday. The Minutemen were not able to make up for their defeat to the Titans from their previous meeting back in February of 2024.
Lexington's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Tyler Steffa, who posted 13 points and six boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Joe Cheever, who earned six points and nine rebounds.
Lexington's defeat dropped their record down to 22-6. As for El Paso-Gridley, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season.
Lexington and El Paso-Gridley should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. Lexington (ranked 186th) will meet Ridgeview (ranked 513th) at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lexington is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games. Meanwhile, El Paso-Gridley will face off against Deer Creek-Mackinaw at 7:00 p.m. on Friday up 332 places (118 vs. 450).
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