Thornton hasn't had much luck against Rich Township recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Thornton Wildcats will host the Rich Township Raptors at 6:30 p.m.
Thornton is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 64 points on Monday, they were much more limited against Bloom on Tuesday. They were dealt a 58-21 loss at the hands of the Blazing Trojan. 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 373rd, while the Blazing Trojan are ranked 89th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Rich Township, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Monday. They came out on top against Crete-Monee by a score of 48-35 on Monday.
Rich Township pushed their record up to 13-6 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.2 points per game. As for Thornton, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-9.
Thornton suffered a grim 47-26 defeat to Rich Township when the teams last played back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rich Township's Sherrie Emmons, who almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine steals. Now that Thornton knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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