The Plainfield East Bengals's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Thursday after their third straight defeat. They took a 66-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of Romeoville. While losing is never fun, Plainfield East can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 320th, while Romeoville is ranked 39th).
When it comes to explaining why Plainfield East lost, one person who can't be blamed is Lexi Sepulveda. Despite the final result, she scored 26 points along with eight rebounds and five assists. That was a full 49.1% of Plainfield East's points, marking the tenth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Anna Jenkins, who scored ten points along with six rebounds and two blocks.
Plainfield East has not been sharp recently as the team has lost 16 of their last 20 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-19 record this season. As for Romeoville, the victory was the 12th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 27-3.
Plainfield East will head out on the road to challenge Downers Grove North at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Downers Grove North is coming into the matchup with nine straight victories at home, so Plainfield East is out to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Romeoville, they will take on Marist at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Romeoville is coming into the game with eight straight wins on the road, so Marist is out to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
