Basketball Recap: Homewood-Flossmoor's Victory on Saturday Extends Winning Streak to Eight

Vikings

Previous Games

01/25/25 @ DePaul College Prep	62-61
01/24/25 @ Sandburg	76-60
01/21/25 @ Bradley-Bourbonnais	88-59
01/20/25 vs Joliet West	59-58
01/17/25 vs Lincoln-Way West	80-47
+ 3 more games

Homewood-Flossmoor waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. In a tight contest that could have gone either way, they made off with a 62-61 win over the DePaul College Prep Rams. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Vikings also won the last time the pair played back in January of 2024.

Homewood-Flossmoor was led to victory by Jayden Tyler and Arden Eaves. Tyler went 9 for 14 on his way to 23 points, while Eaves went 6 of 11 en route to 17 points and seven boards. The game was Tyler's fifth in a row with at least ten points. Brent Taylor was another key player, putting up ten points and six rebounds.

Homewood-Flossmoor is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.7 points per game. As for DePaul College Prep, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 20-3.

Homewood-Flossmoor and DePaul College Prep should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. Homewood-Flossmoor (ranked tenth) will meet Lockport (ranked 132nd) at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Homewood-Flossmoor is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road. Meanwhile, DePaul College Prep will challenge Montini Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday up 197 places (1 vs. 198). Homewood-Flossmoor is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 74.6 points per game this season.