The Galesburg boys basketball team went undefeated for the week with a win Saturday night at John Thiel Gym. In their second game of the day in the Martin Luther King Tournament, the Silver Streaks handily defeated the Gary Comer College Prep Catamounts, 78 - 29. The Streaks went 4 - 0 during the week and are now 12 - 8 on the season.
The Streaks had four players scoring in double digits led by Cesaire Bile with 18 points, Eden Mayala contributed 12, and Rahkim McCellan finished with 11 as did Tobi Kivunina, which was a varsity career high for him. Galesburg shot 31 of 56 from the field, 5 of 15 from beyond the arc, and 11 of 19 from the free throw line. They grabbed 40 rebounds, had 17 assists, and committed 16 turnovers. The Streaks forced 29 turnovers by the Catamounts.
The Silver Streaks had a fun night on the court and everyone got in for some playing time. One of the biggest cheers from the bench and the entire team was a score by Malakai Casillas. After 6 attempts and with time running out in the game, Malakai scored his first basket of the season, and for that, he was named the Dave's Auto Body Crunch Time Player of the Game.
Next up for the GHS boys is a road trip to Kewanee Tuesday night followed by East Peoria the next night at John Thiel Gym. Brad Bennewitz and Jason Wessels will bring you the action of both games on 93.7 FM and 1400 AM WGIL and wgil.com.