Football Game Preview: Normal West Wildcats vs. Thornwood Thunderbirds + Official Tickets

The Normal West Wildcats will take on the Thornwood Thunderbirds at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

It was a proper cat-fight when Normal West faced off against Urbana on Friday. The Wildcats claimed a resounding 57-15 win over the Tigers. The victory continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now won six in a row.

Meanwhile, Thornwood never let their opponents score on Friday. They breezed past Thornridge to the tune of 64-0. Given the Thunderbirds' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 214th, while the Falcons are ranked 444th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.

Normal West's win bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Thornwood, they now have a winning record of 5-4.