Basketball Game Preview: Thornton Fractional South Red Wolves vs. Lincoln-Way Central Knights

The Thornton Fractional South Red Wolves just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Lincoln-Way Central Knights at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Thornton Fractional South is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.

Thornton Fractional South is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Lemont on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Thornton Fractional South came up short against Lemont, falling 82-57. While losing is never fun, the Red Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 282nd, while the Lemont HS are ranked 98th).

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Lincoln-Way Central, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They walked away with a 56-46 victory over Oak Forest on Friday.

Thornton Fractional South's loss dropped their record down to 10-12. As for Lincoln-Way Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season.

Thornton Fractional South was dealt a bruising 67-40 defeat at the hands of Lincoln-Way Central in their previous meeting back in February of 2023. Can Thornton Fractional South avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.