Fieldcrest and Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2017, but not for long. The Fieldcrest Knights will take on the Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Falcons in a tournament on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley will be up against a hot Fieldcrest team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Fieldcrest came out on top against Deer Creek-Mackinaw by a score of 62-50 on Friday. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 129th, while the Chiefs are ranked 495th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley beat Heyworth 58-49 on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Falcons.
Fieldcrest's win was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-3. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.1 points per game. As for Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season.
Everything went Fieldcrest's way against Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, as Fieldcrest made off with a 62-37 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fieldcrest since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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