Whiting was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They took a 52-35 bruising from the Illiana Christian Vikings. While losing is never fun, the Oilers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 449th, while the Vikings are ranked 195th).
Despite the loss, Whiting still got an impressive performance from Derald Walker, who posted 13 points.
Whiting's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Illiana Christian, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record up to 7-3.
Whiting has already played their next game, a 72-28 loss against Bowman Academy on the 7th. As for Illiana Christian, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 63-58 defeat against Hobart on the 10th.
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