LeRoy has won 11 straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley has won 11 straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The LeRoy Panthers will face off against the Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Falcons at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
If LeRoy beats Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley with 41 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. LeRoy breezed by Warrensburg-Latham on the road to the tune of 41-7 on Friday. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 65th, while the Cardinals are ranked 246th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley). They blew past Fieldcrest, posting a 43-12 win on the road. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
LeRoy's win bumped their record up to 7-0. As for Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 7-0.
LeRoy couldn't quite finish off Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley when the teams last played back in October of 2023 and fell 8-6. Will LeRoy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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