Midwest Central played a tough matchup on Saturday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 75-43 loss at the hands of the Lexington Minutemen. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 457th, while the Minutemen are ranked 177th).
Blaine Friedmansky was his usual excellent self, going 8-for-15 on his way to 19 points and three steals for Lexington. What's more, Friedmansky also posted a 53% shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's achieved since back in February of 2025. Bo Stutzman was another key player, putting up 12 points and five assists.
Midwest Central's loss dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Lexington, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-2 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming contests. Midwest Central will head out to take on Olympia at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Lexington, they will face off against Dwight at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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