Basketball Recap: Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Piles Up the Points Against Lexington

Falcons

Margin (Wins)

12/26/24 vs Paxton-Buckley-Loda	46
11/18/24 @ Paxton-Buckley-Loda	42
11/21/24 vs Iroquois West	42
12/03/24 vs St. Thomas More	33
01/13/25 vs Lexington	32

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. The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Falcons claimed a resounding 56-24 win over the Lexington Minutemen. The Falcons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 contests by 20 points or more this season.

The victory made it two in a row for Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley and bumps their season record up to 16-3. As for Lexington, they have also been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-11 record this season.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Ridgeview at 6:00 p.m. on January 27th. As for Lexington, they will venture away from home to square 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.