The Hillcrest Hawks volleyball team (Country Club Hills, IL), went down 2-0 in Thursday's league challenge with the host Shepard Astros (Palos Heights, IL)

The Astros (2-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Blue Island Eisenhower (Blue Island, IL). The Cardinals come into the South Suburban challenge with a 2-3 record. In their last challenge, Blue Island Eisenhower defeated Perspectives Leadership/Technology (Chicago, IL), 2-0, in a non-league challenge.

Next, the Hawks encounter the Oak Forest Bengals (Oak Forest, IL) in a South Suburban challenge, on Tuesday, September 13. Hillcrest will attempt to move on its 0-5 season record. The Bengals come into the challenge with a 4-5 record after their 2-0 league win over Thornton Fractional South (Lansing, IL).