It'll be Battle of the Birds when the Hyde Park Thunderbirds challenge the Taft Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday... Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Hyde Park is headed into the matchup having just suffered their closest loss since February 1, 2024 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Lincoln Park by a score of 47-45. While losing is never fun, the Thunderbirds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 171st, while the Lions are ranked 36th).
Meanwhile, Taft came up short against Simeon on Tuesday, falling 71-48.
Taft dropped their record down to 4-12 with the defeat, which was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Hyde Park, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-9.
Everything came up roses for Hyde Park against Taft in their previous matchup back in February of 2022, as the team secured a 69-39 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hyde Park since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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