The Thornton Wildcats entered their tilt with the Bloom Blazing Trojan with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. Thornton enjoyed a cozy 69-52 victory over Bloom on Tuesday. Given Thornton's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked first, while Bloom is ranked 34th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Morez Johnson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 21 points and ten rebounds. Johnson is absolutely dominating the rebound category: he's posted at least eight every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaiah Green, who scored 17 points along with seven assists.
Thornton's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-2. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.5 points per game. As for Bloom, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-6.
Thornton will head out on the road to face off against Rich Township at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Bloom, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Crete-Monee at 6:00 p.m. on January 25th. Crete-Monee is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
