The Thornwood Thunderbirds basketball team (South Holland, IL), was nudged 57-54 in Friday's league battle with the visiting Kankakee Kays (Kankakee, IL)

The Kays now possess a 12-3 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Peoria Notre Dame for a non-league battle on Saturday, January 7. Kankakee will battle a Irish team coming off a 59-53 league loss to Peoria (Peoria, IL). The Irish record now stands at 4-10.

The Thunderbirds (9-8) will now prepare for their battle against Proviso East (Maywood, IL). The Pirates come into the non-league battle with a 11-2 record. In their last battle, Proviso East edged Berwyn/Cicero Morton (Cicero, IL), 63-55, in a league battle.