Football Game Preview: Wilmington Wildcats vs. Thornton Wildcats

Wilmington will take on Thornton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.

Thornton will be up against a hot Wilmington team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. The Wildcats breezed past Manteno to the tune of 49-0 on Friday. 49 seems to be a good number for the Wildcats as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Thornton, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They never let Thornridge get on the board and left with a 20-0 victory on Friday.

Thornton's win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 2-3. As for Wilmington, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.