It was a good run, but the Hobart Brickies unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Saturday. Their tough 69-49 defeat to Illiana Christian might stick with them for a while. Hobart has not had much luck with Illiana Christian recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Hobart's loss came despite strong showings from Anthony Hnilo and Felix Lopez. Hnilo scored 17 points, while Lopez scored 15 points along with five rebounds. Hnilo has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last four times he's played.
Illiana Christian was led to victory by Andy Spoelman and Dylan Polak. Spoelman scored 14 points along with nine rebounds and six assists, while Polak scored 22 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Polak has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Tanner Post, who scored ten points.
Hobart's loss dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Illiana Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
Hobart will be playing in front of their home fans against Munster at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Munster's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last seven games. As for Illiana Christian, they will head out on the road to face off against Hammond Bishop Noll at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hammond Bishop Noll is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 59.3 points per game.
