The matchup between Tinley Park and Thornton Fractional North on Friday hardly resembled the 21-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Tinley Park Titans and the Thornton Fractional North Meteors were almost perfectly matched up, but the Tinley Park Titans suffered a 35-34 loss. The Titans haven't had much luck with the Meteors recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
When it comes to explaining why Tinley Park lost, don't look at Keoni George. Despite the final result, he rushed for 164 yards and a touchdown. George was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 53 yards. James Ellis made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Even though they lost, Tinley Park was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 219 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 161 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Tinley Park's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Thornton Fractional North, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-3 record.
Tinley Park will head out to square off against Thornton Fractional South at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Thornton Fractional North, they will host Bremen at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Thornton Fractional North is facing Bremen at the right time seeing as Bremen is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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