If El Paso-Gridley was feeling good fresh off their 65-42 takedown of Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Titans fell just short of the Clinton Maroons by a score of 56-53 on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Titans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 362nd, while the Maroons are ranked 156th).
El Paso-Gridley's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Clinton, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-2.
Coming up, El Paso-Gridley will take on Quincy Notre Dame in a tournament on Friday. As for Clinton, they will be taking part in a tournament against Oakwood at 2:00 p.m. on Friday.
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