Basketball Game Preview: Morgan Park Mustangs vs. Hancock Eagles

The Morgan Park Mustangs will square off against the Hancock Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Morgan Park has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with five straight defeats, while Hancock will come in with 11 straight wins.

Morgan Park is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Whitney Young on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Morgan Park was dealt an 83-26 loss at the hands of Whitney Young. The Mustangs were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 43-16.

Meanwhile, Hancock didn't have too much trouble with Juarez on Friday as they won 30-14.

Hancock is also on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 17.2 points per game. As for Morgan Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-12.