The Plainfield East Bengals will challenge the Joliet Central Steelmen at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Plainfield East will be strutting in after a victory while Joliet Central will be coming in after a loss.
Plainfield East is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Addison Trail on Saturday, sneaking past 75-72. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bengals.
Meanwhile, Joliet Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their 14th straight defeat. They received a blow as they fell 63-47 to Lockport. While losing is never fun, the Steelmen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 510th, while the Porters are ranked 131st).
Plainfield East's win ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-17. As for Joliet Central, their loss dropped their record down to 2-20.
Everything came up roses for Plainfield East against Joliet Central in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, as the squad secured a 61-26 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Plainfield East since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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