Football Recap: Thornton Turns Things Around After Road Loss

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Previous 5 Games

09/26/25 - Home	20-0 W
09/28/24 - Away	8-14 L
09/22/23 - Home	33-20 W
09/23/22 - Away	33-0 W
09/24/21 - Home	0-2 L

There's no place like home for Thornton, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Thornridge Falcons a 20-0 shutout on Friday. This was payback for the Wildcats, who suffered a 14-8 defeat the last time these two teams met.

The win snapped Thornton's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 2-3 record. As for Thornridge, they are on a nine-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.

Thornton and Thornridge could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. Thornton will take on Wilmington at 7:00 p.m. on Friday with a big rank disadvantage (385 vs. 52). Meanwhile, Thornridge (ranked 477th) will meet Crete-Monee (ranked 104th) at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.