Illinois High School Basketball - Rich Township overwhelms Thornwood
December 7, 2023: Olympia Fields, IL 60471 Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Rich Township Raptors (Olympia Fields, IL) and the visiting Thornwood Thunderbirds (South Holland, IL), saw Rich Township's basketball squad wallop Thornwood by a count of 39-11.
With the victory, Rich Township upgrades its record to 7-2 on the campaign. The Raptors travel to Providence Catholic (New Lenox, IL) to play the Celtics in a non-league challenge on Saturday, December 9. The Celtics go into the test with a record of 5-4. Providence Catholic won 71-48 in their recent non-league test against Joliet Catholic (Joliet, IL)
The Thunderbirds now own a 3-7 record. They play next when they travel to Oak Lawn for a non-league test on Saturday, December 9. Thornwood will encounter a Spartans squad coming off a 46-27 league win over Evergreen Park (Evergreen Park, IL). The Spartans record now stands at 4-4.