The Mather Rangers lost 77-54 to the Northridge Knights on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Rangers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 572nd, while the Knights are ranked 137th).
Adin Smajlovic
| 02/20/25 @ Northridge | 24 |
| 02/17/25 @ Uplift | 32 |
| 02/14/25 vs Chicago Sullivan | 23 |
| 02/12/25 vs Northtown | 29 |
| 02/11/25 @ Schurz | 17 |
| 02/08/25 vs Francis W. Parker | 16 |
Several Rangers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Adin Smajlovic, who posted 24 points. The contest was Smajlovic's sixth in a row with at least 16 points. Another player making a difference was Jeremiah Chalwe, who had 15 points.
Mather's defeat dropped their record down to 11-17. As for Northridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-7 record this season.
Mather wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 73-53 victory against Kennedy on the 21st. Northridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
