Hurley had lost eight straight on the road, but on Thursday they dropped down to 0-13 to make it nine. They had to suffer through a 66-30 loss at the hands of the Wheaton Bulldogs. The Tigers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Bulldogs apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in January of 2025.
As for Wheaton, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-8 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.6 points over those games.
Leading Wheaton to victory were Amos Thawngzathang and Yeshua Cha. Thawngzathang posted 12 points along with eight steals and seven assists, while Cha went 6-for-10 on his way to 15 points and eight rebounds. With that strong performance, Thawngzathang is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game. Tluang Cung also deserves some recognition as he posted his first assist of the season.
Coming up, Hurley will take on Bradleyville at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Wheaton has already played their next game (against McAuley Catholic), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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