Basketball Game Preview: Plainfield East Bengals vs. Bolingbrook Raiders

The Plainfield East Bengals and the Bolingbrook Raiders will compete for holiday cheer at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.

Last Monday, Plainfield East was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 53-47 to Romeoville. The Bengals have struggled against the Spartans recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.

Meanwhile, Bolingbrook beat Minooka 42-31 on Tuesday. The 42-point effort marked the Raiders' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Plainfield East's defeat dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Bolingbrook, their win bumped their record up to 7-2.

Plainfield East beat Bolingbrook 69-60 in their previous matchup back in February of 2017. Does Plainfield East have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bolingbrook turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.