Basketball Recap: Five Straight Home Wins for Hillcrest

Hillcrest won the last time they faced Tinley Park and things went their way on Friday too. The Hillcrest Hawks strolled past the Tinley Park Titans with points to spare, taking the game 74-58. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 111th, while the Titans are ranked 355th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Hawks

Previous 5 Games (Home)

01/24/25 vs Tinley Park	74-58
01/14/25 vs Shepard	66-33
01/09/25 vs Argo	75-64
12/12/24 vs Reavis	54-28
11/25/24 vs Thornton Fractional South	61-40

Hillcrest pushed their record up to 12-7 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.0 points per game. As for Tinley Park, they now have a losing record at 9-10.

Hillcrest didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 65-54 defeat against Hinsdale Central on the 25th. As for Tinley Park, they will challenge Bremen at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.