Basketball Recap: Thornton Fractional North Skates Past Lemont with Ease

Meteors

Margin (Wins)

01/09/25 @ Blue Island Eisenhower	59
11/19/24 vs Beecher	48
12/12/24 @ Evergreen Park	39
01/14/25 vs Richards	38
01/28/25 vs Lemont	33

There's no place like home for Thornton Fractional North, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They took their contest on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 63-30 victory over the Lemont Lemont HS. The Meteors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 matches by 21 points or more this season.

Thornton Fractional North's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Lauryn Jackson, who posted 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Natalie Mcghee, who put up 13 points.

Thornton Fractional North's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-8. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.2 points per game. As for Lemont, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-11 record this season.

Thornton Fractional North has already played their next contest (against Bremen), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Lemont is taking a road trip to square off against Rosary at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.