The Bloomfield Bees will challenge the Homer Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Bloomfield will bounce into Monday's game after beating Wynot, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Bloomfield had just enough and edged Wynot out 35-32. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bees.
Bloomfield found their leader in freshman Madyson Mlady, who posted 19 points and eight boards. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Mlady has scored at least a third of Bloomfield's points. Another player making a difference was Aleah James, who earned five points and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Homer entered their tilt with Wausa on Thursday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Vikings 67-37. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 contests by 26 points or more this season.
Homer's victory was their 11th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.7 points per game. As for Bloomfield, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season.
Bloomfield came up short against Homer when the teams last played back in February of 2023, falling 45-34. Can Bloomfield avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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