Flanagan/Woodland is 1-9 against Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley since January of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Flanagan/Woodland Falcons will square off against the Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Falcons at 5:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Flanagan/Woodland will bounce into Monday's contest after beating Fieldcrest, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Flanagan/Woodland escaped with a win on Saturday against Fieldcrest by the margin of a single free throw, 64-63. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Falcons.
Ella Derossett was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 23 points and 11 rebounds. That makes it 14 consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Flanagan/Woodland's points. Another player making a difference was Aubry Edens, who posted 15 points and eight boards.
Flanagan/Woodland smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in seven consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley won against Iroquois West last Saturday with 56 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Monday. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley breezed by Lexington to the tune of 56-24. The Falcons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 games by 20 points or more this season.
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley's win bumped their record up to 16-3. As for Flanagan/Woodland, their victory bumped their record up to 7-11.
Flanagan/Woodland came up short against Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 65-52. Can Flanagan/Woodland avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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