Preview: Plainfield East Bengals vs. Joliet Central Steelmen
After six games on the road, Plainfield East is heading back home. They will take on the Joliet Central Steelmen at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Illinois (Plainfield East is ranked 376th, while Joliet Central is ranked 398th).
On Tuesday, Plainfield East took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 76-43 win over Plainfield Central.
Plainfield East had a senior duo take command as Lexi Sepulveda scored 26 points and Anna Jenkins scored 20 points. That makes it six consecutive games in which Sepulveda has scored at least 25% of Plainfield East's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Gianna Thompson, who scored 9 points.
Meanwhile, Joliet Central came up short against Joliet West on Tuesday and fell 57-48. Joliet Central has struggled against Joliet West recently, as their game on Tuesday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
The losses dropped Plainfield East to 3-3 and Plainfield Central to 1-3.
Plainfield East took their victory against Joliet Central in their previous meeting back in January by a conclusive 75-54. Does Plainfield East have another victory up their sleeve, or will Joliet Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
