Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley is 8-1 against LeRoy since August of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Falcons will be staying on the road to face off against the LeRoy Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Fieldcrest 43-12 on the road. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 183rd, while the Knights are ranked 447th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, LeRoy put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Warrensburg-Latham on the road to the tune of 41-7. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Panthers had established a 27 point advantage.
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for LeRoy, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 7-0.
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley skirted past LeRoy 8-6 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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