The Batavia Bulldogs and the Homewood-Flossmoor Vikings will face off at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Batavia is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Benet Academy on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Batavia was dealt a 64-33 loss at the hands of Benet Academy. The Bulldogs were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 36-13.
The losing side was boosted by Samantha Jansey, who went 5 for 8 en route to 15 points. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in threes (five).
Meanwhile, Homewood-Flossmoor had to suffer through a 79-32 loss at the hands of Kenwood. The contest marked the Vikings' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Batavia's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 2-2. As for Homewood-Flossmoor, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-2.
Batavia barely slipped by Homewood-Flossmoor when the teams last played back in November of 2023, winning 62-61. Does Batavia have another victory up their sleeve, or will Homewood-Flossmoor turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
