Having just played yesterday, the Hoffman Estates Hawks will get right back to it and host the Regina Dominican Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hoffman Estates has now lost seven straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since January 21.
Hoffman Estates is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Prospect on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Hoffman Estates was outmatched by Prospect and fell 73-18. The Hawks were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 48-15.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Regina Dominican's strategy against Deerfield last Wednesday. Regina Dominican took down Deerfield 53-39. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 224th, while the Warriors are ranked 460th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Regina Dominican's win came from a few key players Hoffman Estates will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Natalia Cerrado, who went 6 for 9 en route to 15 points and six boards. That's the most points she has posted since back in November of 2024. Jillian DeFranza was another key player, putting up 11 points and seven rebounds.
Hoffman Estates' loss dropped their record down to 3-23. As for Regina Dominican, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season.
Things could have been worse for Hoffman Estates, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 38-21 loss to Regina Dominican in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Can Hoffman Estates avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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