Hoffman Estates was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost to the Conant Cougars on the road by a 50-35 margin. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 536th, while the Cougars are ranked 211th).
Hoffman Estates' loss dropped their record down to 3-21. As for Conant, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-11 record this season.
Hoffman Estates will head out to take on Palatine at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Conant, they will look to defend their home court on Saturday against Downers Grove North at 1:30 p.m.
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