Basketball Recap: Plainfield South Cougars vs. Neuqua Valley Wildcats
It was a proper cat-fight when Plainfield South duked it out withNeuqua Valley on Saturday. The Plainfield South Cougars fell to the Neuqua Valley Wildcats 61-57. The Cougars lost against the Wildcats in their previous head to head back in November of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 60-35 score last time.
Despite the loss, Plainfield South saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Zahira Edwards went 9 for 21 en route to 23 points plus seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of La'Niya Willis, who went 5 for 12 en route to 15 points plus five assists.
Plainfield South's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Neuqua Valley, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
Plainfield South's road trip will continue as they head out to face Addison Trail at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday. As for Neuqua Valley, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Sycamore at 7:00 p.m. on December 4th.
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