The Hyde Park Thunderbirds routed the visiting De La Salle Meteors basketball team by a final score of 50-25 in Monday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Thunderbirds face the Simeon Wolverines (Chicago, IL) in a game, on Thursday, January 11. Hyde Park will attempt to move on its 4-4 season record. The Wolverines enter the game with a 12-4 record after their 55-39 league win over Kenwood (Chicago, IL).

With the defeat, De La Salle moves to 9-7 on the year. The Meteors travel to St. Laurence (Burbank, IL) to battle the Vikings in a contest on Tuesday, January 9. The Vikings come into the contest with a record of 1-2. St. Laurence lost 49-34 in their recent non-league contest against Blue Island Eisenhower (Blue Island, IL)