It’s not about wins and losses for Joliet West this year, according to coach Breanna Blackmon.

It’s about the lessons learned along the way.

So even if the Tigers’ 42-33 win over Romeoville on Thursday wasn’t the prettiest, it was still win No. 2 for the team.

“A win is a win,” coach Breanna Blackmon said. “We try not to focus too much this season on wins and losses. We keep our focus on wisdoms and lessons while staying away from all the chatter and whatever narratives are out there.”

Again, it was far from clean. There were more total turnovers than shots made, the two teams combined to shoot 20% from the line and the score was only 7-6 after one quarter.

All that matters for Joliet West (2-7) is the victory and stockpiling the wisdom and lessons Blackmon talked about.

“It’s no

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