The East St. Louis Flyers will head out on the road to challenge the Hazelwood Central Hawks at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: East St. Louis has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Hazelwood Central will arrive with three straight victories.
Last Thursday, East St. Louis came up short against Collinsville and fell 58-45. While losing is never fun, the Flyers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 340th, while the Kahoks are ranked 117th).
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Hazelwood Central beat Nerinx Hall 51-45 on Thursday.
Hazelwood Central pushed their record up to 4-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.0 points per game. As for East St. Louis, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
East St. Louis came up short against Hazelwood Central in their previous matchup back in December of 2018, falling 49-45. Can East St. Louis avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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