The Hinsdale Adventist Academy Hurricanes will head out on the road to square off against the College Prep of America Thunder at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hinsdale Adventist Academy comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Last Thursday, Hinsdale Adventist Academy ended up a good deal behind Islamic Foundation and lost 61-47. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Hinsdale Adventist Academy in their matchups with Islamic Foundation: they've now lost six in a row.
College Prep of America lost a heartbreaker when they last took the court, but unfortunately for them the defeat they were handed on on Saturday was a bit more commanding. Their tough 61-41 loss to Montini Catholic might stick with them for a while. College Prep of America has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
College Prep of America's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Ibrahim Elagha, who scored 18 points along with seven rebounds and three steals, and Hamzah Shouman who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds.
Hinsdale Adventist Academy's defeat was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-13. As for College Prep of America, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-17 record this season.
Hinsdale Adventist Academy was taken down by College Prep of America 65-25 in their previous meeting last Wednesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Elagha, who scored 21 points along with eight rebounds and six assists. Now that Hinsdale Adventist Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.