Ridgeview lost against Lexington back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Ridgeview Mustangs took a 63-47 bruising from the Lexington Minutemen. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 464th, while the Minutemen are ranked 155th).
Tyler Steffa continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Lexington, going 7 for 12 en route to 22 points and eight rebounds. That's the most points Steffa has posted since back in November of 2024. Joe Cheever was another key player, going 5 of 6 on his way to 10 points in addition to seven boards and three blocks.
Ridgeview has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-10 record this season. As for Lexington, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season.
Ridgeview will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley at 7:00 p.m. on January 28th. As for Lexington, they will challenge Tremont at 8:00 p.m. on Monday. Tremont will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Lexington surely won't give up without a fight.
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