The Englewood Stem Panthers are on the road again on Monday and plays the Hyde Park Thunderbirds at 6:00 p.m. on February 12th. Englewood Stem will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings (they are ranked 642nd, while Hyde Park is ranked 111th).
Englewood Stem pushed their score all the way to 58 back in January, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell to Goode STEM Academy 63-58.
Meanwhile, Hyde Park unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Wednesday. They took a serious blow against Kenwood, falling 69-41. Hyde Park has struggled against Kenwood recently, as their matchup on Wednesday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Englewood Stem dropped their record down to 2-13 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Hyde Park, their loss dropped their record down to 19-8.
Englewood Stem was taken down by Hyde Park 65-28 when the teams last played back in November of 2022. Can Englewood Stem avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.