Lincolnwood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were a single point away from ending the streak, but they lost a 59-58 heartbreaker at the hands of the Calvary Saints. While losing is never fun, the Lancers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 444th, while the Saints are ranked 213th).
Calvary was led to victory by Luke Blackford and Antione Hunter. Blackford went 12-for-21 en route to 33 points along with eight rebounds and seven steals, while Hunter almost dropped a double-double with 17 points and nine boards. Blackford's evening made it 19 games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points.
Lincolnwood's defeat dropped their record down to 13-13. As for Calvary, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season.
Coming up, Lincolnwood is taking a road trip to challenge Greenfield/Northwestern at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Calvary, they will be playing at home against Triad at 2:30 p.m. on Monday. Calvary knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight games -- so hopefully Triad likes a good challenge.
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