Lexington waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Flanagan-Cornell Falcons with a sharp 69-44 win. Given the Minutemen's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 170th, while the Falcons are ranked 450th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Joe Cheever
| 02/07/25 @ Flanagan-Cornell | 4 |
| 01/10/25 @ Peoria Heights | 3 |
| 11/26/24 vs Armstrong | 3 |
| 02/04/25 vs Deer Creek-Mackinaw | 2 |
| 01/31/25 vs Fisher | 2 |
Lexington was led to victory by Joe Cheever and Tyler Steffa. Cheever made all 5 shots he took racking up 10 points along with eight rebounds and five steals, while Steffa dropped a double-double with 15 points and ten boards. The dominant performance also gave Cheever a new career-high in assists (four). Blaine Friedmansky was another key player, putting up 12 points.
Lexington was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive contests.
Despite the loss, Flanagan-Cornell still got an impressive performance from Logan Ruddy, who posted 21 points and seven rebounds. The game was Ruddy's fourth in a row with at least 20 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Reed, who scored nine points.
Lexington's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 22-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.8 points over those games. As for Flanagan-Cornell, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine matchups, which has put a noticeable dent in their 13-12 record this season.
Looking ahead, Lexington will be playing in front of their home fans against El Paso-Gridley at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lexington knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully El Paso-Gridley likes a good challenge. As for Flanagan-Cornell, they have already played their next game, an 88-27 defeat against Sherrard on the 8th.
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