Basketball Recap: Friday's Win Is Thornton Fractional North's Ninth in Last 11 Outings

Meteors

Margin (Wins)

01/30/25 vs Bremen	67
01/09/25 @ Blue Island Eisenhower	59
02/04/25 @ Tinley Park	52
11/19/24 vs Beecher	48
12/12/24 @ Evergreen Park	39

Thornton Fractional North hadn't done well against Oak Lawn recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Thornton Fractional North Meteors put the hurt on the Oak Lawn Spartans with a sharp 71-50 victory. The Meteors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 16 matchups by 21 points or more this season.

Thornton Fractional North has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 36.9 points. As for Oak Lawn, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-9.

Looking ahead, Thornton Fractional North will be playing at home against Thornton Fractional South at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Thornton Fractional North's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five contests. As for Oak Lawn, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Sandburg at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. Sandburg will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Oak Lawn surely won't give up without a fight.