The Bloom Blazing Trojan will face off against the Thornwood Thunderbirds at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Bloom's defense has only allowed 14.5 points per game this season, so Thornwood's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Bloom's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Rich Township offense got past them. Bloom took a 31-20 hit to the loss column at the hands of Rich Township on Friday. The Blazing Trojan haven't had much luck with the Raptors recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, Thornwood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a blow against Kankakee, falling 42-0. The match marked the first time this year in which the Thunderbirds were not able to get on the board.
Bloom's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Thornwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Bloom came out on top in a nail-biter against Thornwood when the teams last played back in September of 2023, sneaking past 44-42. Will Bloom repeat their success, or does Thornwood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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