The Plainfield East Bengals and the Downers Grove North Trojans squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but sadly the Plainfield East Bengals had to settle for second. Their tough 56-32 defeat to the Trojans might stick with them for a while. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Plainfield East has scored all season.
Despite the loss, Plainfield East still got an impressive performance from Lexi Sepulveda, who scored 21 points. That was a full 65.6% of Plainfield East's points, marking the 11th 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 six points.
Downers Grove North was led to victory by Ann Stephens and Campbell Thulin. Stephens scored 13 points along with five rebounds, while Thulin scored 16 points along with six rebounds. Thulin continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Adysen Fanta was another key contributor, scoring eight points.
Plainfield East has not been sharp recently as the team has lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-20 record this season. As for Downers Grove North, the victory was the 15th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 29-3.
Plainfield East does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Downers Grove North, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 55-32 win vs. Yorkville on the 15th.
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