Basketball Recap: Elizabeth Comes Up Short in High-Profile Game with Plainfield

On Saturday, Elizabeth faced Plainfield in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Elizabeth Minutemen lost to the Plainfield Cardinals on the road by a 67-51 margin. The Minutemen have been going strong on the season, but this is now their second defeat in a row.

Elizabeth's loss dropped their record down to 8-3. As for Plainfield, the win (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 13-1.

While Elizabeth had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Sunday.