The Bloom Blazing Trojan will square off against the Homewood-Flossmoor Vikings at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Bloom comes in on seven and Homewood-Flossmoor on three.
Bloom is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They managed a 50-46 win over Joliet West.
Joe Jones was Bloom's leading scorer, having posted three points. Jones also led the team in rebounds with four.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Homewood-Flossmoor against Romeoville on Friday as the team secured a 76-46 victory. The Vikings have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 19 games by 26 points or more this season.
Homewood-Flossmoor's win came from a few key players Bloom will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Darrius Hawkins Jr, who shot 50% from the field en route to 14 points along with seven rebounds and six assists. Those seven boards gave him a new career-high. Jayden Tyler was another key player, going 5-for-9 on his way to 20 points in addition to six assists and five rebounds.
Homewood-Flossmoor was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They are a perfect 27-0 when they've passed the ball that well.
Homewood-Flossmoor's win was their tenth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 29-3. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 24.7 points. As for Bloom, their victory bumped their record up to 21-8.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Bloom hasn't given up the ball easily this season, having only averaged 1.1 turnovers per game. However, it's not like Homewood-Flossmoor struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 9 turnovers. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Bloom lost to Homewood-Flossmoor on the road by a decisive 69-52 margin in their previous meeting back in November of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Tyler, who posted 21 points along with seven assists and three blocks. Now that Bloom knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
