If Lexington was feeling good fresh off their 60-27 takedown of Cornerstone Christian last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Lexington Minutemen were dealt a 56-24 loss at the hands of the Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Falcons on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Minutemen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 496th, while the Falcons are ranked 123rd).
Lexington's defeat dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 16-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lexington will face off against Heyworth at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lexington is facing Heyworth at the right time seeing as Heyworth is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Ridgeview at 6:00 p.m. on January 27th.
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