Illinois High School Basketball - Rich South edges Bloom
January 8, 2009: Chicago Heights, IL 60411 The Rich South Stars (Richton Park, IL) basketball nipped the host Bloom Blazing Trojan (Chicago Heights, IL), 55-51 in Thursday's league test.
The Stars (9-5) will now prepare for their test against Lisle (Lisle, IL). The Lions go into the non-league test with a 4-11 record. In their last test, Lisle got by Wilmington (Wilmington, IL), 34-31, in a league test.
The Blazing Trojan now own a 12-5 record. They take the field next when they travel to Crete-Monee for a SICA - South test on Thursday, January 15. Bloom will clash with a Warriors squad coming off a 51-8 non-league loss to Thornton Fractional North (Calumet City, IL). The Warriors record now stands at 2-13.