Illinois High School Softball - Lexington nudges Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley
April 12, 2023: Lexington, IL 61753 Lexington Minutemen (Lexington, IL) fans exited the stadium thrilled Wednesday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Falcons (Gibson City, IL), 9-8 in a league challenge.
The Minutemen now sport a 5-6 record. They take the field next when they host Normal University for a non-league challenge on Friday, April 14. Lexington will face a Pioneers squad coming off a 14-4 non-league win over Mahomet-Seymour (Mahomet, IL). The Pioneers record now stands at 10-4.
With the loss, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley falls to 3-5 on the campaign. The Falcons travel to Milford (Milford, IL) to face the Bearcats in a non-league challenge on Thursday, April 13. The Bearcats enter the challenge with a record of 7-1. Milford won 17-7 in their recent non-league challenge against Donovan (Donovan, IL)