Thornridge is 1-9 against Thornwood since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Thornridge Falcons are on the road again to play the Thornwood Thunderbirds at 1:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Thornridge is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Rich Township on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Thornridge was beaten by Rich Township 66-18. That's two games in a row now that the Falcons have lost by exactly 48 points.
Meanwhile, Thornwood was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 20-14 to Stagg. The Thunderbirds have struggled against the Chargers recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Thornridge's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Thornwood, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 2-6.
Thornridge was dealt a bruising 28-0 loss at the hands of Thornwood in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Thornridge avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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