The Munster Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 23 points or more this season. They took their matchup at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 65-38 victory over Thornton Fractional South. The victory was familiar territory for Munster who now have three in a row.
Munster's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Gracyn Gilliard, who dropped a double-double on 30 points and 12 rebounds. That makes it ten consecutive games in which Gilliard has scored at least 25% of Munster's points. Lia Sotiropoulos was another key contributor, going 7 for 11 from beyond the arc en route to 23 points and 2 assists.
Munster is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. As for Thornton Fractional South, their loss dropped their record down to 8-7.
Munster and Morgan Township will round out the year against one another at 11:45 a.m. on Thursday at. Morgan Township is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road. As for Thornton Fractional South, they will square off against Proviso East at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Proviso East will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings (they are ranked 444th, while Thornton Fractional South is ranked 214th).
