The Bloom Blazing Trojan basketball squad (Chicago Heights, IL), was outscored 56-48 in Saturday's non-league battle with the host Lincoln-Way East Griffins (Frankfort, IL)

With the victory, Lincoln-Way East advances its record to 7-4 on the year. The Griffins travel to Plainfield South (Plainfield, IL) to meet the Cougars in a non-league battle on Thursday, December 26. The Cougars enter the battle with a record of 5-3.

The Blazing Trojan now own a 6-5 record. They put it on the line next when they host Rich Township for a Southland battle on Monday, December 16. Bloom will meet a Raptors squad coming off a 55-11 league win over Thornridge (Dolton, IL). The Raptors record now stands at 6-3.