The Corliss Trojans will head out on the road to take on the Bloom Blazing Trojan at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Corliss has now lost seven straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since December 17.
On Thursday, Corliss came up short against Morgan Park and fell 56-46. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 646th, while the Mustangs are ranked 262nd).
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Bloom ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Crete-Monee 54-51.
Corliss better keep an eye on Joe Jones. He was instrumental in Bloom's win, putting up seven points.
Bloom's win bumped their record up to 10-5. As for Corliss, their loss dropped their record down to 4-12.
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