Basketball Recap: Plainfield North Skates Past Romeoville with Ease

Plainfield North won against Plainfield East last Tuesday with 58 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. The Plainfield North Tigers blew past the Romeoville Spartans, posting a 58-29 victory. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 91st, while the Spartans are ranked 382nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

When it comes to explaining why Romeoville lost, don't look at Kazaria Smith. Despite the final result, she posted 15 points. That was a full 51.7% of Romeoville's points, marking the 20th time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points.

Tigers

Previous 4 Games

01/17/25 vs Romeoville	58-29
01/14/25 @ Plainfield East	58-34
01/11/25 vs Bartlett	60-26
01/09/25 @ Plainfield South	57-51

The win (which was Plainfield North's fourth in a row) raised their record to 14-6. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 23.2 points. As for Romeoville, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-13 record this season.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Plainfield North has already played their next game (against Yorkville), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Romeoville will take on Plainfield East at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Romeoville is facing Plainfield East at the right time seeing as Plainfield East is stuck on a six-game losing streak.