The Hyde Park Thunderbirds's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Phillips Wildcats at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Hyde Park is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell to Brooks 26-22. The loss continues a trend for the Thunderbirds in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, Saturday just wasn't the day for Phillips' offense. They were beaten by Morgan Park 48-0 on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 213th, while the Mustangs are ranked 46th).
Hyde Park's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Phillips, their loss was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-5.
Hyde Park was taken down by Phillips 60-6 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Hyde Park was down 28-0.
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