Basketball Game Preview: Bradley-Bourbonnais Boilermakers vs. Homewood-Flossmoor Vikings

The Bradley-Bourbonnais Boilermakers will face off against the Homewood-Flossmoor Vikings at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

Homewood-Flossmoor is facing Bradley-Bourbonnais at the wrong time: Bradley-Bourbonnais suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They took a 57-52 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Porters. The game was a 29-29 toss-up at halftime, but the Boilermakers couldn't quite close it out.

Meanwhile, Homewood-Flossmoor entered their tilt with Joliet West on Monday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They slipped by the Tigers 59-58. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 12th, while the Tigers are ranked 69th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Homewood-Flossmoor's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 77.8 points per game. As for Bradley-Bourbonnais, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 12-6.

Bradley-Bourbonnais took a serious blow against Homewood-Flossmoor in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 72-38. Will Bradley-Bourbonnais have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.