The Galesburg Silver Streaks lose their third all-time meeting against the Ridgewood Rebels, 59-42. A competitive first half saw the Streaks only trailing by 5 at the break; however, The Streaks could not put together an offensive run in the second half as they would only generate 17 points. Galesburg falls to 1-2 in tournament play and are an even 6-6 on the year.
Rahkim McCellan for the second game in a row was named the Dave's Auto Body Crunch Time Player of the Game. His interior passing was a crucial spark for the Streaks in the first half as he finished with a team leading 14 points along with 5 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 blocks. Stone Thiel scored 9 points, and Cesaire Bile finished with 6. Galesburg went 16 of 43 from the field, 3 of 17 from deep, and 7 of 11 from the line. They finish with 28 rebounds, 11 assists, and 18 turnovers.
The Silver Streaks will finish the Chuck Dayton Holiday Classic tomorrow when they face off against the Lincoln Way West Warriors. Brad Bennewitz and Jason Wessels will bring you the action starting with the pregame at 2:40pm on 93.7 FM and 1400 AM WGIL as well as wgil.com.
