It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Thornwood can now relate to. They fell 72-59 to the Joliet West Tigers on Wednesday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (58), the Thunderbirds still had to take the loss.
Thornwood's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Lester Watson, who shot 55% from the field on his way to 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mekhi Young, who went 7-for-11 en route to 14 points.
Thornwood's loss dropped their record down to 14-18. As for Joliet West, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 21-9.
Thornwood does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Joliet West, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 50-46 defeat against Bloom on the 28th.
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