Guilford entered their contest against Rockford East on Wednesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Guilford Vikings fell just short of the Rockford East E-Rabs by a score of 60-58. The Vikings were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the E-Rabs earlier this season, when they won 54-51.
Despite the loss, Guilford still got an impressive performance from Branden Chatman, who posted 24 points. Ricky Woods Jr was another key player, putting up nine points.
MiKwan Marshall was nothing short of spectacular for Rockford East: he went 7-for-10 en route to 20 points. What's more, Marshall also posted a 70% shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's achieved since back in January. Another player making a difference was Tarion McFadden-Leach, who earned ten points.
Guilford's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 16-1 and their overall record down to 24-5. As for Rockford East, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-12 record this season.
Guilford has already played their next game, a 66-46 victory against Harlem on the 20th. As for Rockford East, they will square off against Huntley at 7:30 p.m. on February 26th.
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