Hinsdale South posted their biggest win since November 21st on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Thornton Wildcats as the Hinsdale South Hornets made off with a 51-28 victory. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 167th, while the Wildcats are ranked 371st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
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Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Hinsdale South to victory, but perhaps none more so than Maeve Savage, who posted 15 points along with seven steals and six boards. Savage's afternoon made it four games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brynn Diedrich, who went 5 of 12 en route to 15 points and six steals.
Hinsdale South is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. As for Thornton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-6.
Hinsdale South wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 56-52 win against Geneva on the 27th. As for Thornton, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 50-26 defeat against St. Francis on the 28th.
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