The Joliet West Tigers will take on the Bloom Blazing Trojan at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Joliet West sitting on seven straight wins and Bloom on six.
Joliet West is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They came out on top against Thornwood by a score of 72-59. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 58th in Illinois, while the Thunderbirds are ranked 263rd in Illinois), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Bloom was fully in charge on Wednesday, breezing past Thornton Fractional South 72-44. The Blazing Trojan have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matches by 21 points or more this season.
Joliet West better keep an eye on Joe Jones. He was instrumental in Bloom's win, putting up nine points and six boards. The dominant performance gave Jones a new career-high in points.
Joliet West's victory bumped their record up to 21-9. As for Bloom, their win bumped their record up to 20-8.
Joliet West was able to grind out a solid victory over Bloom when the teams last played back in December of 2021, winning 62-51. Will Joliet West repeat their success, or does Bloom have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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