Football Preview: Thornwood Thunderbirds vs. Crete-Monee Warriors
Thornwood is 0-4 against Crete-Monee since October of 2019 but things could change on Friday. The Thornwood Thunderbirds will be staying on the road to face off against the Crete-Monee Warriors at 6:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Thornwood came up short against Rich Township and fell 42-35. The Thunderbirds gained 62 more yards on the day, but it was the Raptors that made the best use of them.
Thornwood might have lost, but man, Jaelen Guillermo was a machine: he rushed for 243 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry, and also picked up 68 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Guillermo a new career-high in rushing yards. Noah Bradley was another key player, throwing for 155 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Crete-Monee got themselves on the board against Thornton on Friday, but Thornton never followed suit. They took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 64-0 victory over the Wildcats. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 148th, while the Wildcats are ranked 410th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Thornwood's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Crete-Monee, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Thornwood was taken down by Crete-Monee 48-0 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Thornwood avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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