Grant Park was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 64-59 heartbreaker at the hands of the Chicago Christian Knights.
When it comes to explaining why Grant Park lost, don't look at Blake Brown. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 39 points and 12 rebounds. That was a full 66.1% of Grant Park's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Ryder Greenholdt, who earned eight points and seven boards.
Grant Park's loss dropped their record down to 8-16. As for Chicago Christian, they moved to 9-9 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Grant Park will take on Kankakee Trinity Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Kankakee Trinity Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59 points per game this season. Chicago Christian has already played their next match (against Wheaton Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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