Illinois High School Basketball - Shepard overwhelmed by Hillcrest
December 16, 2022: Country Club Hills, IL 60478 The Shepard Astros basketball team (Palos Heights, IL), was overwhelmed 68-33 in Friday's league battle with the host Hillcrest Hawks (Country Club Hills, IL)
The Hawks now possess a 10-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Bloomington for a non-league battle on Saturday, December 17. Hillcrest will confront a Purple Raiders team coming off a 66-50 league loss to Normal Community (Normal, IL). The Purple Raiders record now stands at 2-6.
The Astros (3-7) will now prepare for their battle against Manteno (Manteno, IL). The Panthers come into the non-league battle with a 4-6 record. In their last battle, Manteno trounced Paxton-Buckley-Loda (Paxton, IL), 50-39, in a non-league battle.