Lincoln-Way East is 2-8 against Homewood-Flossmoor since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Lincoln-Way East Griffins will head out on the road to face off against the Homewood-Flossmoor Vikings at 6:30 p.m.
Lincoln-Way East is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Bloom on Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Lincoln-Way East lost 66-45 to Bloom. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Griffins have suffered since January 10th.
Meanwhile, Homewood-Flossmoor had already won 11 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24.8 points) and they went ahead and made it 12 on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Warriors 83-55. The Vikings have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 16 games by 26 points or more this season.
Homewood-Flossmoor's win came from a few key players Lincoln-Way East will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Brent Taylor, who made all 7 shots he took racking up 20 points along with six boards and three steals. He is also on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 45% in the last nine games he's played. Another player making a difference was Jayden Tyler, who went 7 for 16 en route to 20 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Lincoln-Way East and nudges their season record down to 16-10. As for Homewood-Flossmoor, they pushed their record up to 25-2 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road.
Lincoln-Way East was taken down by Homewood-Flossmoor 68-41 in their previous meeting back in January. Can Lincoln-Way East avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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