Bunker Hill hasn't had much luck against Southwestern recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Bunker Hill Minutemen will be playing at home against the Southwestern Piasa Birds at 7:30 p.m.
On Saturday, Bunker Hill came up short against Lincolnwood and fell 59-50. The Minutemen have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Bunker Hill might have lost, but man, Cole Yates was a machine: he posted 22 points. That was a full 44% of Bunker Hill's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryce Yates, who had 11 points.
Meanwhile, Southwestern was able to grind out a solid victory over SIUE East St. Louis Charter last Saturday, taking the game 48-36. Given the Piasa Birds' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 311th, while the Cougars are ranked 647th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Southwestern's win came from a few key players Bunker Hill will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Ryan Lowis, who posted 15 points and eight rebounds. His afternoon made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Cason Robinson was another key player, going 5 of 7 on his way to 14 points.
Southwestern has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.8 points per game. As for Bunker Hill, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-11.
Bunker Hill strolled past Southwestern when the teams last played back in January of 2022 by a score of 55-37. Will Bunker Hill repeat their success, or does Southwestern have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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