The Thornwood Thunderbirds and the Rich Township Raptors will face off at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday without much rest having both just played. Thornwood has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight losses, while Rich Township will come in with three straight wins.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Thornwood challenged Dyett on Wednesday. Thornwood took a 37-27 hit to the loss column at the hands of Dyett.
Meanwhile, Rich Township earned a 47-34 victory over Simeon on Wednesday. Given the Raptors' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 124th, while the Wolverines are ranked 249th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Rich Township's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-6. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.3 points per game. As for Thornwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-19.
Thornwood was dealt a bruising 59-25 loss at the hands of Rich Township in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rich Township's Sherrie Emmons, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 12 steals. Now that Thornwood knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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