Joliet West lost against Homewood-Flossmoor back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Joliet West Tigers were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 59-58 to the Homewood-Flossmoor Vikings. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 73rd, while the Vikings are ranked 11th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Homewood-Flossmoor to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brent Taylor, who posted 14 points. Jayden Tyler was another key player, putting up 19 points and five boards.
Joliet West's loss dropped their record down to 14-7. As for Homewood-Flossmoor, their win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-2.
Joliet West will welcome Bolingbrook at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Bolingbrook's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six contests. Homewood-Flossmoor has already played their next matchup, an 88-59 victory against Bradley-Bourbonnais on the 21st.
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