Basketball Recap: Illinois Lutheran Comes Up Short

Illinois Lutheran lost against Gardner-South Wilmington two weeks ago, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Illinois Lutheran Chargers took a hard 53-38 fall against the Gardner-South Wilmington Panthers. The Chargers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

When it comes to explaining why Illinois Lutheran lost, don't look at Alissia Sanchez. Despite the final result, she posted 32 points. That was a full 84.2% of Illinois Lutheran's points, marking the 23rd time in a row Sanchez has earned more than a third of the team's points.

Illinois Lutheran's loss dropped their record down to 3-20. As for Gardner-South Wilmington, their win ended a 13-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 7-23.

Illinois Lutheran does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Gardner-South Wilmington, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 61-19 defeat against St. Bede on the 15th.