Preview: Aurora East Tomcats vs. Plainfield South Cougars
The Aurora East Tomcats will head out on the road to take on the Plainfield South Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Aurora East is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.
Last Tuesday, Aurora East took a serious blow against Fenton, falling 77-47. Aurora East has struggled against Fenton recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Plainfield South lost to Joliet Central at home by a decisive 61-47 margin on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Plainfield South can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 339th, while Joliet Central is ranked 114th).
Aurora East has traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last 11 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-22 record this season. As for Plainfield South, their loss dropped their record down to 9-20.
Aurora East was able to grind out a solid win over Plainfield South when the teams last played back in February of 2019, winning 65-58. Will Aurora East repeat their success, or does Plainfield South have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
