The Bloom Blazing Trojan basketball squad (Chicago Heights, IL), was crushed 43-22 in Wednesday's non-league battle with the host Chicago Hope Academy (Chicago, IL)

With the victory, Chicago Hope Academy advances its record to 2-0 on the year. The host Gary West Side (Gary, IN) to meet the Cougars in a non-league battle on Friday, November 29. The Cougars enter the battle with a record of 0-1. Gary West Side lost 2-0 in their recent non-league battle against Chicago Hope Academy (Chicago, IL)

The Blazing Trojan now own a 0-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Francis W. Parker for a non-league battle on Saturday, November 30. Bloom will meet a Colonels squad coming off a 38-13 non-league loss to Homewood-Flossmoor (Flossmoor, IL). The Colonels record now stands at 0-2.