Lockport suffered their biggest defeat since February 21, 2024 on Tuesday. They were beaten by the Homewood-Flossmoor Vikings 88-55. While losing is never fun, the Porters can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 137th, while the Vikings are ranked eighth).
Homewood-Flossmoor was led to victory by Jayden Tyler and Brent Taylor. Tyler went 10 of 14 on his way to 25 points, while Taylor went 9 for 14 en route to 21 points. What's more, Taylor also racked up three assists, the most he's had since back in December of 2024. Another player making a difference was Darrius Hawkins Jr, who posted 11 points and six assists.
Lockport's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-9. As for Homewood-Flossmoor, the win (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 22-2.
Lockport will welcome Stagg at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Lockport's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last nine games. Homewood-Flossmoor has already played their next contest (against Lincoln-Way Central), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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