Preview: Antioch Sequoits vs. Carmel Corsairs
Antioch is on a four-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Carmel is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Antioch Sequoits will be home for the holidays to greet the Carmel Corsairs at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Antioch ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They came out on top against Woodstock by a score of 54-47.
Macie Volkmar and Heidi Rathmann were among the main playmakers for Antioch as the former scored 14 points and the latter scored 15 points. That makes it 11 consecutive games in which Rathmann has scored at least 25% of Antioch's points. Hailey Caya was another key contributor, scoring six points.
Meanwhile, Carmel got the win against Saint Viator on Wednesday by a conclusive 54-31. Given Carmel's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 81st, while Saint Viator is ranked 413th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Antioch has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Carmel, their win bumped their record up to 7-4.
