Timothy Christian has been on the road for three straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Francis W. Parker Colonels at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Timothy Christian will be strutting in after a victory while Francis W. Parker will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Saturday, Timothy Christian earned a 44-32 win over Chicago Christian.
Meanwhile, Francis W. Parker's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their third straight defeat. They fell 65-57 to Ridgewood. While losing is never fun, Francis W. Parker can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 645th, while Ridgewood is ranked 321st).
Despite the loss, Francis W. Parker had strong showings from Miles Johnson, who scored 21 points along with five rebounds and three steals, and Connor Elligan, who scored 19 points. Another player making a difference was Calan Scherer, who scored seven points along with six rebounds.
Timothy Christian's win bumped their record up to 10-18. As for Francis W. Parker, they dropped their record down to 2-20 with that loss, which was their tenth straight on the road.
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