Basketball Recap: Ten Straight Home Victories for Bloom

Bloom hadn't done well against Kankakee recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Bloom Blazing Trojan came out on top against the Kankakee Kays by a score of 55-48. This was a revenge game for the Blazing Trojan: when they faced off against the Kays back in December of 2024, they had to take a 58-55 defeat.

Blazing Trojan

Previous Games (Home)

01/16/25 vs Kankakee	55-48
12/16/24 vs Rich Township	78-53
12/05/24 vs Thornwood	51-19
02/08/24 vs Thornridge	62-30
02/06/24 vs Thornton	49-40
+ 5 more games

Bloom's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-8. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.5 points per game. As for Kankakee, their loss dropped their record down to 12-9.

Bloom will square off against Crane Medical at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Crane Medical is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.2 points per game this season. As for Kankakee, they will face off against Wheaton Academy at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Wheaton Academy has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.