The Thornton Wildcats are on the road again on Saturday to play the Thornridge Falcons at 1:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Thornton is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. The game between them and Rich Township wasn't particularly close, with Thornton falling 27-12. The Wildcats have struggled against the Raptors recently, as their game on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 36-6, which was the final score in Thornridge's tilt against Bloom on Saturday. The Falcons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Thornton's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Thornridge, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Thornton was able to grind out a solid win over Thornridge when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 33-20. The rematch might be a little tougher for Thornton since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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