Basketball Game Preview: Joliet West Tigers vs. Plainfield East Bengals

Joliet West is 8-2 against Plainfield East since December of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Joliet West Tigers will venture away from home to square off against the Plainfield East Bengals at 6:30 p.m. Joliet West has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.

Joliet West is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took down Romeoville 70-54 on Thursday.

Makayla J Chism

Points

02/06/25 vs Romeoville	23
02/04/25 @ Plainfield South	21
02/01/25 @ Normal Community	16
01/30/25 vs Joliet Central	15

Among those leading the charge was Makayla J Chism, who posted 23 points. The matchup was her fourth in a row with at least 15 points. Khiana Tyler was another key player, putting up 13 points.

Meanwhile, Plainfield East took a blow against Plainfield South on Thursday, falling 66-37. The loss continues a trend for the Bengals in their matchups with the Cougars: they've now lost four in a row.

Joliet West's win bumped their record up to 5-21. As for Plainfield East, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-23.

Joliet West came up short against Plainfield East in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 54-49. Can Joliet West avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.