An exciting North v. South battle is about to be fought. The Plainfield South Cougars will look to defend their home court on Thursday against the Plainfield North Tigers at 6:30 p.m. Plainfield South is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.6 points per game this season.
Last Saturday, Plainfield South earned a 59-49 victory over Central.
Plainfield South relied on the efforts of Layla Lesure, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 17 boards, and La'Niya Willis, who went 8 of 15 on her way to 18 points along with six rebounds and five steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Fathia Olagunju, who posted four points in addition to nine rebounds and three steals.
Plainfield South smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 27 offensive boards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Central only pulled down four offensive boards.
Meanwhile, Plainfield North was just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 49-48 to Yorkville. The Tigers have struggled against the Foxes recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Plainfield North's loss dropped their record down to 10-6. As for Plainfield South, the win got them back to even at 8-8.
Plainfield South was able to grind out a solid victory over Plainfield North in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, winning 68-58. Will Plainfield South repeat their success, or does Plainfield North have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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