Homewood-Flossmoor and Lincoln-Way West are an even 3-3 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Homewood-Flossmoor Vikings will head out on the road to square off against the Lincoln-Way West Warriors at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Homewood-Flossmoor is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Lincoln-Way Central: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Homewood-Flossmoor blew Lincoln-Way Central out of the water with a 61-21 final score. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 47th, while the Knights are ranked 204th), the result on Saturday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Lincoln-Way West, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They blew past Stagg 55-33 on Tuesday. The Warriors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 22 points or more this season.
Homewood-Flossmoor has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.0 points per game. As for Lincoln-Way West, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-5.
Homewood-Flossmoor didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Lincoln-Way West in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 47-41 victory. Will Homewood-Flossmoor repeat their success, or does Lincoln-Way West have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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