Basketball Recap: Downers Grove North Piles Up the Points Against Oak Park-River Forest

Trojans

Margin (Wins)

12/23/24 vs Elgin	56
01/14/25 @ Oak Park-River Forest	50
11/26/24 vs Bartlett	44
12/16/24 vs Oak Park-River Forest	34
11/21/24 vs Maine West	32

You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Downers Grove North's strategy against Oak Park-River Forest on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Downers Grove North Trojans blew the Oak Park-River Forest Huskies out of the water with a 65-15 final score. The Trojans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 25 points or more this season.

Downers Grove North was led to victory by Campbell Thulin and Adysen Fanta. Thulin went 7 of 10 en route to 20 points and three steals, while Fanta went 5 for 9 on her way to 12 points and four steals. Thulin is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last seven games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Elizabeth Murphy, who went 5 of 8 on her way to 10 points and five rebounds.

Downers Grove North has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.5 points per game. As for Oak Park-River Forest, they are on a 17-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-18.

Downers Grove North will head out on the road to face off against Glenbard West at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Downers Grove North's defense has only allowed 29.7 points per game this season, so Glenbard West's offense will have their work cut out for them. Oak Park-River Forest has already played their next contest (against Berwyn/Cicero Morton), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.