Thornton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They lost to the Lane Tech Champions on the road by a 55-41 margin. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 256th, while the Champions are ranked 46th).
Despite the loss, Thornton still got an impressive performance from Deandre Higgs, who went 5-for-11 en route to 12 points and seven rebounds. Another player making a difference was Kobe Stevenson, who posted six points.
Dalton Scantlebury continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Lane Tech, dropping a double-double with 14 points and 11 boards. Scantlebury is also on a roll when it comes to blocks, as he's now posted two or more in each of the last six games he's played. Zach Mazanowski was another key player, putting up nine points.
Thornton's defeat dropped their record down to 8-20. As for Lane Tech, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-11 record this season.
Looking ahead, a feisty cat fight will be fought as the Wildcats face off against the Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Lane Tech does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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