Illiana Christian entered their game against Highland on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Illiana Christian Vikings fell to the Highland Trojans 46-42. The defeat continues a trend for the Vikings in their matchups with the Trojans: they've now lost eight in a row.
Several Vikings players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Abbie Ritzema, who went 8 for 17 en route to 19 points plus eight rebounds. Keilah Mudde was another key player, posting six points along with eight rebounds and five assists.
Jordan Steele continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Highland, almost dropping a double-double on 26 points and nine steals. The matchup was Steele's 15th in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Alyssa Niemann, who had five points in addition to three steals.
Illiana Christian's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-4. As for Highland, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-6.
Illiana Christian will look to defend their home court on Monday against River Forest at 7:00 p.m. Highland has already played their next match (against Illiana Christian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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