Illinois High School Basketball - Hammond Central tops Plainfield East
December 27, 2023: Plainfield, IL 60585 Fans at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Hammond Central Wolves (Hammond, IN) and the host Plainfield East Bengals (Plainfield, IL), saw Hammond Central's basketball squad knock off Plainfield East by a count of 69-56.
With the victory, Hammond Central upgrades its record to 13-3 on the season. The Wolves travel to Lincoln-Way East (Frankfort, IL) to encounter the Griffins in a non-league test on Wednesday, December 27. The Griffins go into the test with a record of 12-3. Lincoln-Way East won 58-23 in their recent non-league test against Bradley-Bourbonnais (Bradley, IL)
The Bengals now own a 4-9 record. They play next when they travel to Providence Catholic for a non-league test on Thursday, December 28. Plainfield East will encounter a Celtics squad coming off a 62-25 non-league win over Riverside-Brookfield (Riverside, IL). The Celtics record now stands at 8-8.