Thornton will head out on the road to square off against Wilmington at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Thornton turned things around against Thornridge on Friday. They put the hurt on the Falcons with a sharp 20-0 win.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Wilmington faced off against Manteno on Friday. The Wildcats blew past the Panthers 49-0. The Wildcats haven't had any issues with the Panthers recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
Wilmington's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Thornton, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 2-3.
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