The Hyde Park Thunderbirds will head out on the road to challenge the Lane Tech Champions at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Hyde Park faced off against Curie on Tuesday. Hyde Park took a 58-54 hit to the loss column at the hands of Curie. 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 148th, while the Condors are ranked 35th).
Meanwhile, Lane Tech unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 74-62 to Simeon.
Hyde Park has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-13 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.8 points per game. As for Lane Tech, their loss dropped their record down to 13-10.
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