The Thornton Wildcats routed the visiting Southland College Prep basketball team by a final score of 70-13 in Thursday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Wildcats face the Thornwood Thunderbirds (South Holland, IL) in a Southland game, on Wednesday, December 20. Thornton will attempt to move on its 7-2 season record. The Thunderbirds enter the game with a 4-11 record after their 49-35 non-league loss to Thornton Fractional South (Lansing, IL).

With the defeat, Southland College Prep moves to 4-4 on the year. The travel to Timothy Christian (Elmhurst, IL) to face the Trojans in a non-league game on Saturday, December 16. The Trojans enter the game with a record of 6-6. Timothy Christian lost 60-44 in their recent league game against Chicago Hope Academy (Chicago, IL)