Basketball Game Preview: Hinsdale South Hornets vs. Quincy Notre Dame Raiders

By Team Reports Jan 13, 2024, 7:25am

Preview: Hinsdale South Hornets vs. Quincy Notre Dame Raiders

The Hinsdale South Hornets will head out on the road to square off against the Quincy Notre Dame Raiders at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Hinsdale South waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with four straight wins but they left with five. Everything went their way against Leyden as Hinsdale South made off with a 52-28 victory. Given Hinsdale South's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 60th, while Leyden is ranked 337th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Quincy Notre Dame was handed a two-point loss in their last contest, but they sure didn't let that happen against Rochester on Thursday. Quincy Notre Dame blew past Rochester 49-21 on the road. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory Quincy Notre Dame has posted since November 27, 2023.

Hinsdale South is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season. As for Quincy Notre Dame, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-2.