Basketball Recap: Plano Picks Up 13th Consecutive Victory

Plano entered their tilt with Marengo on Wednesday with 12 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 13. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Marengo Indians, sneaking past 42-40. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Reapers have posted since November 30, 2023.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Plano to victory, but perhaps none more so than Chloe Rowe, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 18 boards. The dominant performance gave Rowe a new career-high in rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Josie Larson, who posted 14 points in addition to eight boards and five assists.

Reapers

Previous Games

01/29/25 vs Marengo	42-40
01/24/25 @ Woodstock North	52-29
01/17/25 @ Rochelle	61-31
01/15/25 vs Harvard	56-27
01/11/25 @ Richmond-Burton	55-21
+ 8 more games

Plano smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 38 consecutive games dating back to last season.

Plano pushed their record up to 21-3 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.7 points per game. As for Marengo, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 7-1 and their overall record down to 12-11.

Plano will welcome Woodstock at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Marengo, they and Sandwich will face off at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday without much rest having both just played.