Basketball Recap: Hillcrest Beats Thornton Fractional South for Their Third Straight Win

Hawks

Previous 3 Games

01/30/25 vs Thornton Fractional South	61-50
01/27/25 @ Richards	57-28
01/23/25 @ Tinley Park	47-18

After losing to Thornton Fractional South the last time they met, Hillcrest decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Hillcrest Hawks walked away with a 61-50 win over the Thornton Fractional South Red Wolves on Thursday. The victory was nothing new for the Hawks as they're now sitting on three straight.

Hillcrest's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-12. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.3 points per game. As for Thornton Fractional South, with the loss, they broke their nine-game winning streak and moved their record to 20-8.

Hillcrest and Thornton Fractional South should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. Hillcrest will take on Bremen at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday up 393 places (268 vs. 661). Meanwhile, Thornton Fractional South (ranked 178th) will meet Tinley Park (ranked 601st) at 7:00 p.m. on February 6th.