The Bradley-Bourbonnais Boilermakers will challenge the Beecher Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Bradley-Bourbonnais is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Last Thursday, Bradley-Bourbonnais had to suffer through a 59-21 loss at the hands of Lincoln-Way East. While losing is never fun, the Boilermakers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 402nd, while the Griffins are ranked 71st).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Beecher, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They put the hurt on Grace Christian Academy with a sharp 62-38 win on Monday. The victory continues a trend for the Bobcats in their matchups with the Crusaders: they've now won five in a row.
Beecher's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-16. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.3 points over those games. As for Bradley-Bourbonnais, their loss dropped their record down to 4-21.
Everything came up roses for Bradley-Bourbonnais against Beecher when the teams last played back in December of 2023, as the team secured a 60-32 victory. Will Bradley-Bourbonnais repeat their success, or does Beecher have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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