Basketball Recap: Maine South Makes It Five in a Row on the Road

Maine South came into Wednesday's matchup having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They walked away with a 59-52 win over the York Dukes on Wednesday. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Dukes are ranked 106th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Hawks

Previous 5 Games (Away)

01/29/25 @ York	59-52
01/14/25 @ Batavia	47-28
01/07/25 @ Deerfield	73-25
12/13/24 @ New Trier	60-41
12/10/24 @ Lake Zurich	47-39

Maine South's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-7. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.2 points per game. As for York, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-14.

Maine South will take on Glenbrook North at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Maine South has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for York, they will face off against Oak Park-River Forest at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. York is facing Oak Park-River Forest at the right time seeing as Oak Park-River Forest is stuck on a five-game losing streak.