Basketball Recap: Homefires Comes Up Short

Homefires suffered their biggest defeat since February 9, 2024 on Saturday. They lost 53-30 to Tournament Opponent. The match marked the Flames' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

When it comes to explaining why Homefires lost, don't look at Colin Chesnut. Despite the final result, he went 9 of 21 en route to 24 points and four steals. That was a full 80% of Homefires' points, marking the fourth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Gabe Goetting, who put up six points.

This is the second loss in a row for Homefires and nudges their season record down to 2-4.

Homefires will welcome Illinois Central Christian at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Illinois Central Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.5 points per game this season. Tournament Opponent has already played their next game (against Old Plank Christian Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.