Having just played yesterday, the Thornton Wildcats will jump right back in to play the Lincoln Abes at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Thornton has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Lincoln will arrive with nine straight wins.
On Friday, Thornton came up short against Crete-Monee and fell 48-39. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 262nd, while the Warriors are ranked 109th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lincoln). They breezed by Grosse Pointe South to the tune of 88-55 on Thursday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Abes with their most commanding win of the season.
Lincoln pushed their record up to 14-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.3 points over those games. As for Thornton, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-16.
Thornton couldn't quite finish off Lincoln when the teams last played back in February of 2024 and fell 61-59. Can Thornton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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