It was a Battle of the Birds when Brooks duked it out with Thornwood on Friday. The Eagles were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 67-66 to the Thunderbirds. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 264th, while the Thunderbirds are ranked 84th).
Despite the loss, Brooks still got an impressive performance from Elijah Curl, who went 8-for-12 en route to 28 points and six boards. Malik Arogundade was another key player, putting up 15 points and six rebounds.
Brooks has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 12-13 record this season. As for Thornwood, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 17-9.
Coming up, Brooks won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Clark at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Thornwood, they will be playing at home against Bloom at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. The Thunderbirds will need to watch out since the Blazing Trojan have now posted at least 55 points in their last three matchups.
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