Lexington was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They lost to the Tremont Turks at home by a 49-33 margin. While losing is never fun, the Minutemen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 471st, while the Turks are ranked 138th).
Lexington's defeat dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Tremont, their victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-2.
Lexington will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Mt. Pulaski at 2:00 p.m. on January 3, 2026. As for Tremont, they will be home for the holidays to greet Ridgeview at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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