There's no place like home for Yorkville, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. They blew past the Romeoville Spartans 66-39 on Thursday. Given the Foxes' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 100th, while the Spartans are ranked 381st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
When it comes to explaining why Romeoville lost, don't look at Kazaria Smith. Despite the final result, she posted 26 points. That was a full 66.7% of Romeoville's points, marking the 22nd time in a row she's scored more than a third of the team's points.
Yorkville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, 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 61.5 points per game. As for Romeoville, they dropped their record down to 7-15 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Yorkville didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 66-47 win against Sycamore on the 25th. As for Romeoville, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 73-59 defeat against Naperville Central on the 25th.
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