The Hillcrest Hawks basketball team scored 62 points and limited the host Shepard Astros to 55 in the Hawks non-league triumph on Thursday.

The Hawks now possess a 2-1 record. They play next when they travel to Payton College Prep for a non-league game on Saturday, November 23. Hillcrest will confront a Grizzlies team coming off a 57-44 non-league win over Richards (Oak Lawn, IL). The Grizzlies record now stands at 2-1.

With the loss, Shepard falls to 1-2 on the campaign. The Astros travel to Richards (Oak Lawn, IL) to confront the Bulldogs in a non-league game on Saturday, November 23. The Bulldogs go into the game with a record of 1-2. Richards lost 57-44 in their recent non-league game against Payton College Prep (Chicago, IL)