The Chicago Vocational Cavaliers will be playing at home against the EPIC Academy The Legends at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Chicago Vocational's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Monday after their third straight loss. They took a serious blow against Bowen, falling 71-40. Chicago Vocational was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 41-17.
Chicago Vocational's loss came about despite a quality game from Ron Thigpen, who scored 20 points. Thigpen scored a full 50% of Chicago Vocational's points, the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Meanwhile, EPIC Academy had to suffer through a rough 75-15 loss at the hands of Urban Prep-Bronzeville. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for EPIC Academy in their matchups with Urban Prep-Bronzeville: they've now lost four in a row.
Antwan Donley put forth a good effort for the losing side as he scored 7 points. He scored a full 46.7% of EPIC Academy's points, the second time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Holy Trinity's victory bumped their season record to 0-0 while Chicago Vocational's defeat dropped theirs to 0-2.
Chicago Vocational couldn't quite finish off EPIC Academy in their previous matchup back in November of 2022 and fell 44-41. Thankfully for Chicago Vocational, Alan Norfleet (who scored 28 points along with 6 assists and 6 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
