Basketball Recap: Plainfield Central Comes Up Short

Plainfield Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their 14th straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 54-29 to the Ottawa Pirates. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 579th, while the Pirates are ranked 85th).

Plainfield Central's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Ottawa, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.

Plainfield Central will host Yorkville at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Ottawa and Plano will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.