In their first game of the Taylorville Holiday Tournament, the Galesburg Silver Streaks boys basketball team fell to the Marion Wildcats, 68-50. It was the second time ever that the two schools met with the only other game occurring in 1921. The Streaks hung in with Marion throughout the first half; however, the boys did not convert on seven of their first seven field goals to start the third quarter leading to a double-digit deficit heading into the fourth. Despite cutting the lead to 10 points, the Streaks could not generate a significant run to end the game. The Streaks are now 4-9 on the season.
Senior Gino Williams was named the Dave's Auto Body Crunch-Time Player of the Game for his performance in the second half despite early foul trouble. He finished with 14 points with 8 coming in the fourth quarter.
The Streaks second game of the tournament will be tomorrow (12/28) against Jacksonville. Brad Bennewitz and Jason Wessels will bring you live coverage starting with the pregame at 11:40 AM on 93.7 FM & 1400 AM WGIL, as well as streaming on wgil.com.
