Basketball Recap: Bloom's Win on Thursday Extends Winning Streak to Eight

Blazing Trojan

Previous Games

02/13/25 @ Southland College Prep	37-31
02/06/25 vs Thornton	70-55
01/30/25 vs Thornridge	61-30
01/27/25 @ Rich Township	52-41
01/23/25 vs Crete-Monee	69-38
+ 3 more games

Bloom had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22.1 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Thursday. They came within six points of losing the streak, but they secured a 37-31 W against Southland College Prep. Given the Blazing Trojan's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 85th, while Southland College Prep are ranked 365th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Bloom's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 22-8. As for Southland College Prep, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-7.

The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Bloom will square off against Andrew at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Southland College Prep, they will head out on the road to face off against Chicago Christian at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Southland College Prep is facing Chicago Christian at the right time seeing as Chicago Christian is stuck on a three-game losing streak.