The Conant Cougars will head out on the road to face off against the Hoffman Estates Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Conant has given up an average of 50.8 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Conant heads in on the heels of a playoff matchup on Wednesday. They came up short against Stevenson, falling 62-41. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 336th, while the Patriots are ranked 68th).
Hoffman Estates has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 62-58 heartbreaker at the hands of Buffalo Grove.
Hoffman Estates' loss dropped their record down to 27-5. As for Conant, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-21.
Conant couldn't quite get it done against Hoffman Estates in their previous meeting back in January as they fell 41-32. Can the Cougars avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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