The Hoffman Estates Hawks (Hoffman Estates, IL) basketball nipped the visiting Thornridge Falcons (Dolton, IL), 39-32 in Tuesday's non-league test.

The Hawks (2-12) will now prepare for their test against Barrington (Barrington, IL). The Fillies/Broncos go into the Mid-Suburban - West test with a 12-4 record. In their last test, Barrington got by Hononegah (Rockton, IL), 58-47, in a non-league test.

The Falcons now own a 2-9 record. They play next when they travel to Bloom for a Southland test on Thursday, January 5. Thornridge will encounter a Blazing Trojan squad coming off a 56-38 non-league loss to Thornton Fractional South (Lansing, IL). The Blazing Trojan record now stands at 6-6.