Elgin hasn't had much luck against Hendrickson recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Elgin Wildcats will face off against the Hendrickson Hawks at 7:00 p.m.
Elgin is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against East View on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Elgin was dealt a 57-20 loss at the hands of East View. The Wildcats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 31-7.
Despite the defeat, Elgin saw an underclassman step up: freshman Alasia Brown posted five points along with seven rebounds and three blocks.
Meanwhile, Hendrickson had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They claimed a resounding 73-38 win over the Patriots. The Hawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matchups by 22 points or more this season.
Hendrickson is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 16-11 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.3 points per game. As for Elgin, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-22.
Elgin was dealt a bruising 79-11 loss at the hands of Hendrickson in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Elgin was down 51-4.
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