Rylee Hraby sandwiched two 3-pointers ….

Rylee Hraby sandwiched two 3-pointers around two free throws by Robin Nevaeh Malone to cut the lead to 48-43 with three minutes to go.

The teams traded free throws and Medford’s late full-court pressure started to give the Red Robins troubles. Pilgrim’s 3-pointer from the right corner after an Antigo turnover made it 51-49 with 1:59 left. Antigo’s Keelyn Zwirschitz made one free throw with 1:44 left, but Czerneski rebounded the miss, got fouled and made both free throws in a key moment to push the Robins’ lead back to five at 54-49. The Raiders weren’t able to score again.

Fronk had her most impactful outing of the young season with 13 points, five assists, five steals and six rebounds. She had 10 defensive deflections. Rudolph scored 13 points for Medford, including three 3-pointers, and added four assists and two rebounds. Rau scored five points to go along with six rebounds and a blocked shot.

Kraemer, Hraby and Pilgrim had six points each. Hraby had four rebounds, while Kraemer had two assists. Masaeda Krug, Rachel Wesle and Madison Clarkson each grabbed three rebounds. Clarkson had two assists.

Weix had 12 points and five rebounds for Antigo, who got its first win over Medford since Feb. 9, 2017, breaking a 10-game losing streak to the Raiders. Schlieve had 14 rebounds, eight of which came on the offensive end.

Antigo had 20 offensive rebounds which led to 18 second-chance points and 30 points in the paint. Antigo was 19 of 36 at the free throw line, while Medford was just seven of 16. The Raiders hit eight of 30 3-point attempts, compared to Antigo’s two of 10. Overall, Antigo outrebounded Medford 46-33.

Medford is scheduled to host Hayward tonight, Thursday, in the make-up date of an opening night postponement back on Nov. 17. The Raiders will try to break into the GNC win column Friday when they host Tomahawk. Both of those games tip at 7:15 p.m.

The Raiders will host New London in non-conference play on Dec. 22.