Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Bloom Blazing Trojan (Chicago Heights, IL) and the visiting Thornwood Thunderbirds (South Holland, IL), saw Bloom's basketball squad wallop Thornwood by a tally of 59-31.

With the victory, Bloom improves its record to 1-1 on the campaign. The Blazing Trojan host Kankakee (Kankakee, IL) to play the Kays in a challenge on Tuesday, December 19. The Kays come into the challenge with a record of 0-0.

Next up, the Thunderbirds play the Carver Challengers (Chicago, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 19. Thornwood will attempt to improve on its 5-5 season record. The Challengers come into the challenge with a 2-2 record after their 68-37 league loss to Morgan Park (Chicago, IL).