Rockford East was not able to break out of their rough patch  on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight  loss. They took a  blow against the Guilford Vikings, falling  98-38. While losing is never fun, the E-Rabs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage  in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings  (they are ranked 639th, while the Vikings are ranked 139th).
 When it comes to explaining why Rockford East lost, don't look at  Olivia Irvin. Despite the final result, she  posted 19 points. That was a full 50% of Rockford East's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's   put up  more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of  Tariah Appling, who  earned seven  points.
 Leading Guilford to victory were  Jaleese Williams and  Baylee Sandine.  Williams  almost  dropped  a triple-double on 22 points, nine  assists,  and nine  steals, while  Sandine  went 9 of 16  on her way to 25 points and four  steals. The dominant performance gave  Williams a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was  Olivia Deshazo, who  had 11  points in addition to seven  boards and six  assists.
Rockford East's defeat dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Guilford, they pushed their record up to 7-2 with the  victory, which was their 12th straight  at home dating back to last season.
 Rockford East will host Hononegah  at 6:30  p.m.  on Friday. Hononegah will roll in looking for their  sixth straight  win, something Rockford East surely won't give up without a fight. As for Guilford, they will head out to  challenge Freeport  at 7:15  p.m.  on Friday. Freeport is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58  points per game  this season.
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