If Antioch was riding high fresh off their 59-35 takedown of Northside last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Antioch Sequoits came up short against the Grayslake Central Rams on Thursday, falling 56-36. While losing is never fun, the Sequoits can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 286th, while the Rams are ranked 77th).
When it comes to explaining why Antioch lost, don't look at Heidi Rathmann. Despite the final result, she posted 18 points. That was a full 50% of Antioch's points, marking the fourth time in a row Rathmann has scored more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Scarlett Carroll, who had seven points.
Antioch's loss dropped their record down to 14-13. As for Grayslake Central, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 26-5 record this season.
As of now, neither Antioch nor Grayslake Central have any future games scheduled.
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