| 01/11/25 @ Thornton | 21 |
| 12/29/24 @ Rich Township | 18 |
| 12/10/24 vs Bradley-Bourbonnais | 18 |
| 12/04/24 vs Lincoln-Way Central | 17 |
| 01/07/25 vs Sandburg | 16 |
If Thornton wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Homewood-Flossmoor, they should've done a better job of containing Arden Eaves. The Homewood-Flossmoor Vikings simply couldn't be stopped on Saturday as they easily beat the Thornton Wildcats 74-46 thanks in part to Eaves, who went 7 of 14 en route to 21 points along with eight rebounds and four blocks. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points.
Marvin Douglas was another key player, putting up nine points and six boards. He is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games.
When it comes to explaining why Thornton lost, don't look at Deandre Higgs. Despite the final result, he went 6 for 13 on his way to 16 points and eight rebounds. Another player making a difference was Jeremy Blanco-Rios, who posted ten points.
The victory (which was Homewood-Flossmoor's third in a row) raised their record to 16-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 77.7 points per game. As for Thornton, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-9.
Homewood-Flossmoor didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, an 80-47 win against Lincoln-Way West on the 17th. As for Thornton, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 47-41 defeat against Crete-Monee on the 14th.
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