The Thornton Wildcats can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Crete-Monee with a sharp 58-38 victory. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 34-14.
Thornton's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Isaiah Green, who scored 20 points along with four steals. Green has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Morez Johnson Jr. was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on ten points and 15 rebounds.
Thornton pushed their record up to 25-4 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Crete-Monee, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-16.
Thornton will take on Bremen at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Thornton's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three matchups. As for Crete-Monee, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Kankakee at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Crete-Monee 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 210th, while Kankakee is ranked 30th).
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