The Hoffman Estates Hawks will take on the Wheeling Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hoffman Estates will be looking to extend their current 11-game winning streak.
On Monday, Hoffman Estates didn't have too much trouble with Nazareth Academy as they won 58-42. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 78th, while the Roadrunners are ranked 248th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Wheeling beat North Shore Country Day 62-58 on Tuesday. The victory continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Raiders: they've now won three in a row.
Hoffman Estates' win bumped their record up to 23-3. As for Wheeling, their victory bumped their record up to 6-19.
Hoffman Estates strolled past Wheeling in their previous meeting back in January by a score of 68-49. Will the Hawks repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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