The Bloom Blazing Trojan will venture away from home to square off against the Kankakee Kays at 6:39 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Bloom was able to grind out a solid win over Thornwood, taking the game 72-60. Given the Blazing Trojan's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Thunderbirds are ranked 278th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Kankakee had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24.5 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Sunday. They claimed a resounding 78-43 victory over the Sequoits. The Kays have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Bloom is also on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.8 points per game. As for Kankakee, their win bumped their record up to 17-3.
Bloom came up short against Kankakee in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 68-62. Can Bloom avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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