The Hyde Park Thunderbirds are on the road again on Tuesday and plays the St. Laurence Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on February 20th. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Hyde Park had no problem doing just that on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Warriors out 45-42. Given Hyde Park's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 108th, while Perspectives Leadership/Technology is ranked 237th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mia Gaines was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 29 points and 16 rebounds. Gaines is crushing the rebound category: she's posted at least eight every time she's taken the court this season. Makiya Horbrook was another key contributor, scoring six points along with five assists and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, St. Laurence had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Simeon 59-26 on the road. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 39-10.
Hyde Park has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-8 record this season. As for St. Laurence, their victory bumped their record up to 21-11.
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