The Thornton Wildcats will host the Joliet Central Steelmen at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Thornton managed to keep up with Bloom until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Thornton came up short against Bloom, falling 3-0. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Blazing Trojan recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Meanwhile, Joliet Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Romeoville by a score of 3-2. That's two games in a row now that the Steelmen have lost by just one goal.
Thornton's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-5-1. As for Joliet Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-9-3.
Thornton skirted past Joliet Central 2-1 in their previous meeting back in September of 2015. Does Thornton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Joliet Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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