Basketball Recap: Plainfield East Bengals vs. Joliet Central Steelmen
Even though the Joliet Central Steelmen scored an imposing 59 points on Tuesday, the Plainfield East Bengals still came out on top. Plainfield East sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 61-59 win over the Steelmen. That's another feather in the cap for Plainfield East, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Lexi Sepulveda was her usual excellent self, scoring 25 points along with eight rebounds and four steals. That makes it seven consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Plainfield East's points. Anna Jenkins was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with seven rebounds and two blocks.
Plainfield East's win ended a seven-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-16. As for Joliet Central, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-19.
Plainfield East and the Cougars will face off at 6:30 p.m. on February 1st without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Plainfield South is looking to tack on another W to their eight-game streak on the road. As for Joliet Central, they will face off against the Chargers at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Stagg presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than the Steelmen in Illinois (the Chargers are ranked 111th, while the Steelmen are ranked 372nd).
