Thornwood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 42-35 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rich Township Raptors. Despite 52 more yards than the Raptors, the Thunderbirds couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
When it comes to explaining why Thornwood lost, don't look at Jaelen Guillermo. Despite the final result, he rushed for 243 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry, and also picked up 68 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Guillermo a new career-high in rushing yards. Noah Bradley was another key player, throwing for 155 yards and two touchdowns.
Jason Carey was a one-man wrecking crew for Rich Township as he rushed for 204 yards and four touchdowns on only ten carries. Carey's longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Ortez Johnson handled things on the ground, rushing for 127 yards and two rushing touchdowns.
Thornwood's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Rich Township, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Thornwood's road trip will continue as they head out to face Crete-Monee at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Rich Township, they will stay at home for another week and welcome Thornton at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Rich Township is facing Thornton at the right time seeing as Thornton is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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