Basketball Game Preview: DePaul College Prep Rams vs. Bloom Blazing Trojan

The DePaul College Prep Rams will challenge the Bloom Blazing Trojan at 2:15 p.m. on Saturday. DePaul College Prep will come into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.

On Tuesday, DePaul College Prep didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Trinity, but they still walked away with a 48-44 victory. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked eighth, while the Blazers are ranked 81st) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

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Grace Lee produced another solid performance shooting 71% from the field to rack up 11 points along with six rebounds and four blocks. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more blocks the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ramiyah Puckett, who posted ten points.

Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Bloom's strategy against Crete-Monee on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Blazing Trojan blew the Warriors out of the water with a 63-33 final score. The win continues a trend for the Blazing Trojan in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now won five in a row.

Bloom's win came from a few key players DePaul College Prep will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Kazaria(Kuh-Zar-E-Ah) Smith, who put up 13 points in addition to six assists and four steals. Shania Jackson was another key player, going 7-for-11 en route to 15 points.

DePaul College Prep's record is now 9-0. As for Bloom, their record now sits at 8-0.

Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest-scoring teams around. DePaul College Prep hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 56.1 points per game. However, it's not like Bloom struggles in that department as they've been averaging 63.1 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can put up more Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.