Thornwood Thunderbirds (South Holland, IL) fans were thrilled Wednesday as they observed their soccer team knock off the host Crete-Monee Warriors (Crete, IL), 3-1 in a league challenge.

Next, the Thunderbirds face the Rich Township Raptors (Olympia Fields, IL) in a SICA challenge, on Thursday, May 2. Thornwood will attempt to better on its 6-9 season record. The Raptors enter the challenge with a 0-16 record after their 8-0 league loss to Kankakee (Kankakee, IL).

The Warriors now have a 5-15 record. They take the field next when they host Wilmington for a non-league challenge on Thursday, May 2. Crete-Monee will face a Wildcats team coming off a 6-1 league loss to Streator/Woodland (Streator, IL). The Wildcats record now stands at 6-8.