Prairie Central lost against Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley back in February of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Prairie Central Hawks were outmatched by the Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Falcons and fell 60-29. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 445th, while the Falcons are ranked 133rd).
Despite the loss, Prairie Central saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jayla Hammond posted 14 points and six boards. What's more, Hammond also posted a 57% three-point shooting accuracy, which is the highest she's achieved since back in December of 2024.
This is the second loss in a row for Prairie Central and nudges their season record down to 11-20. As for Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-5 record this season.
Prairie Central didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 43-36 win against Herscher on the 15th. As for Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley, they have also already played their next contest, a 61-50 victory against Tri-Valley on the 13th.
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