Homewood-Flossmoor entered their game against Hillcrest on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Homewood-Flossmoor Vikings took a 69-63 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hillcrest Hawks. The Vikings were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Hawks earlier this season, when they won 71-45.
Jayden Tyler
| 02/15/25 vs Hillcrest | 26 |
| 02/14/25 vs Lincoln-Way East | 24 |
| 02/11/25 @ Lincoln-Way West | 20 |
Homewood-Flossmoor's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Darrius Hawkins Jr, who went 6-for-8 en route to 17 points and seven steals, and Jayden Tyler, who went 7-for-16 on his way to 26 points. Tyler's morning made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 20 points.
The loss was their first at home , dropping their record down to 26-3. As for Hillcrest, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-10 record this season.
Homewood-Flossmoor and Hillcrest should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. Homewood-Flossmoor will square off against Andrew at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday up 261 places (6 vs. 267). Homewood-Flossmoor is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last 13 games. Meanwhile, Hillcrest (ranked 94th) will meet Oak Forest (ranked 271st) at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Homewood-Flossmoor will be looking to keep their ten-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
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