The Homewood-Flossmoor Vikings just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Bradley-Bourbonnais Boilermakers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Homewood-Flossmoor's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 11 matches.
On Monday, Homewood-Flossmoor escaped with a win against Joliet West by the margin of a single free throw, 59-58. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 12th, while the Tigers are ranked 69th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bradley-Bourbonnais has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 57-52 heartbreaker at the hands of Lockport. The contest was a 29-29 toss-up at halftime, but the Boilermakers couldn't quite close it out.
Homewood-Flossmoor is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-2 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 28.4 points. As for Bradley-Bourbonnais, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 12-6.
Everything came up roses for Homewood-Flossmoor against Bradley-Bourbonnais in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, as the squad secured a 72-38 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Homewood-Flossmoor since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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