Basketball Game Preview: Homewood-Flossmoor Vikings vs. Romeoville Spartans

The Homewood-Flossmoor Vikings are taking a road trip to take on the Romeoville Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Homewood-Flossmoor's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 22 matches.

Homewood-Flossmoor is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They blew past Shepard, posting a 74-35 victory. The Vikings have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 18 contests by 26 points or more this season.

Jayden Tyler

Points

02/26/25 vs Shepard	20
02/18/25 @ Andrew	17
02/15/25 vs Hillcrest	26
02/14/25 vs Lincoln-Way East	24
02/11/25 @ Lincoln-Way West	20

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Homewood-Flossmoor to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jayden Tyler, who went 8-for-18 to rack up 20 points and four steals. The game was Tyler's fifth in a row with at least 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Darrius Hawkins Jr, who dropped a double-double with ten points and ten assists.

Homewood-Flossmoor was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. They are a perfect 26-0 when they've passed the ball that well.

Meanwhile, Romeoville entered their tilt with Lincoln-Way Central on Wednesday with two consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with three. They came within six points of losing the streak, but they secured a 52-46 W against the Knights.

Homewood-Flossmoor is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 28-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.9 points over those games. Romeoville's win bumped their record up to 15-16.

Homewood-Flossmoor beat Romeoville 71-58 in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Homewood-Flossmoor since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.