Bloomington is on a four-game streak of home losses, Springfield Southeast a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Saturday. The two teams will face off at 2:30 p.m. without much rest having both just played. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Bloomington is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Manual on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Bloomington had to suffer through a 71-43 loss at the hands of Manual. While losing is never fun, the Purple Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 518th, while the Rams are ranked 73rd).
Meanwhile, Springfield Southeast was just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 1-0 to Sacred Heart-Griffin. The game marked the first time this season in which the Spartans were not able to get on the board.
Springfield Southeast's defeat dropped their record down to 1-12. As for Bloomington, their loss dropped their record down to 1-14.
Bloomington suffered a grim 61-37 defeat to Springfield Southeast when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Will Bloomington have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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