After flying high against Oak Park-River Forest last Tuesday, Downers Grove North came back down to earth. The Downers Grove North Trojans were just a bucket shy of victory on Saturday and fell 36-35 to the Glenbard West Hilltoppers. The Trojans were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Hilltoppers earlier this season, when they won 38-31.

Campbell Thulin
11/19/24 vs Wheaton-Warrenville South | 4 |
01/18/25 @ Glenbard West | 5 |
01/07/25 vs Glenbard West | 4 |
12/26/23 vs Jacobs | 4 |
12/16/24 vs Oak Park-River Forest | 4 |
When it comes to explaining why Downers Grove North lost, don't look at Campbell Thulin. Despite the final result, she went 8 of 14 en route to 21 points in addition to eight boards and five steals. The dominant performance gave Thulin a new career-high in steals. Another player making a difference was Adysen Fanta, who posted four points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
Downers Grove North's defeat dropped their record down to 14-7. As for Glenbard West, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season.
Downers Grove North will square off against Lincoln-Way Central at 11:00 a.m. on Monday. Downers Grove North's defense has only allowed 30 points per game this season, so Lincoln-Way Central's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Glenbard West, they will host Wheaton North at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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