Basketball Game Preview: Schaumburg Christian Conquerors vs. Hiawatha Hawks

The Schaumburg Christian Conquerors will challenge the Hiawatha Hawks at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with eight consecutive losses for Schaumburg Christian and 22 for Hiawatha.

Schaumburg Christian is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Yorkville Christian on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Schaumburg Christian was outmatched by Yorkville Christian and fell 59-19. The Conquerors were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 29-6.

Elizabeth Tomasek was Schaumburg Christian's leading scorer, having posted six points. Giada Falco held things down on the boards with ten rebounds.

Meanwhile, Hiawatha had to suffer through a 54-11 loss at the hands of Serena. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 703rd, while the Huskers are ranked 197th).

Hiawatha's loss dropped their record down to 1-23. As for Schaumburg Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-11.