Thornton Fractional South was the 26-20 winner over Oak Forest when they last played one another back in October of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Thornton Fractional South Red Wolves took a 22-8 bruising from the Oak Forest Bengals on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Red Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 289th, while the Bengals are ranked 135th).
Nick Ford threw for 98 yards and a touchdown.
Amari Dukes was his top target, picking up 36 receiving yards. On the ground,
Jamari Craford picked up 32 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 32 yards.
This is the second loss in a row for Thornton Fractional South and nudges their season record down to 2-5. As for Oak Forest, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 5-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Thornton Fractional South is on the road again on Friday to play Bremen at 6:00 p.m. Bremen is coming into the contest with three straight losses at home, meaning Thornton Fractional South will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win. As for Oak Forest, they will square off against Lemont at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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