On Saturday, the St. Francis de Sales Pioneers were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 51-50 to the Thornwood Thunderbirds.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Thornwood to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jordan Jones, who posted 13 points. Godwin Okorie was another key player, putting up eight points and six rebounds.
St. Francis de Sales' loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Thornwood, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 4-4 record this season.
St. Francis de Sales and Thornwood could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. St. Francis de Sales (ranked 356th) will meet Loyola Academy (ranked 135th) at 2:30 p.m. on December 22nd. Similarly, Thornwood (ranked 346th) will meet Bloom (ranked 74th) at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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