On Saturday, the Little Village Phoenix strolled past the Bogan Bengals with points to spare, taking the game 63-48. Given the Phoenix's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 252nd, while the Bengals are ranked 563rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/18/25 vs Bogan | 8 |
| 12/03/24 vs Foreman | 6 |
| 12/19/24 @ Douglass | 5 |
| 12/05/24 vs Kennedy | 5 |
| 01/10/25 @ Crane Medical | 4 |
Little Village found their leader in sophomore Dion Boyd Jr, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 12 boards. The dominant performance also gave Boyd Jr a new career-high in assists (eight). Tyshawn Miller was another key player, dropping a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds.
Little Village smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.
Little Village's victory bumped their record up to 17-4. As for Bogan, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-18.
Little Village is taking a road trip to square off against Legal Prep at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Little Village is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 65.3 points per game this season. As for Bogan, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Thornton Fractional South at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday.
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