Basketball Recap: Hazelwood Central Picks Up Third Consecutive Victory

Hawks

Previous 3 Games

12/12/24 @ Nerinx Hall	51-45
12/11/24 @ Hazelwood East	49-18
12/10/24 @ St. Pius X	59-44

Hazelwood Central waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They secured a 51-45 W over the Nerinx Hall Markers. For the Hawks, this counts as revenge for the 60-56 victory the Markers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in December of 2023.

Hazelwood Central's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.0 points per game. As for Nerinx Hall, they are on an 11-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.

Hazelwood Central will take on East St. Louis in a holiday battle at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday at. Hazelwood Central is facing East St. Louis at the right time seeing as East St. Louis is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Nerinx Hall, they will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Central at 6:30 p.m. on January 6, 2025.