Basketball Recap: Plainfield Skates Past Mooresville with Ease

Quakers

Margin (Wins)

11/25/24 @ Greenwood	46
01/24/25 vs Mooresville	41
12/20/24 vs Martinsville	34
11/22/24 @ Perry Meridian	31
01/18/25 vs Franklin Community	29

Plainfield came tearing into Friday's game with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.4 points) and they left with even more momentum. They breezed by the Mooresville Pioneers to the tune of 72-31. The Quakers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matchups by 21 points or more this season.

Plainfield's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Abrielle Dugan led the charge by putting up 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Hannah Menser, who posted ten points along with five assists and four steals.

Plainfield was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mooresville only racked up ten assists.

Mooresville lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Ava Shafer, who had five points and five assists.

Plainfield pushed their record up to 16-5 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.8 points per game. As for Mooresville, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 14-7.

Plainfield and Mooresville should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings. Plainfield (ranked 15th) will meet Decatur Central (ranked 205th) at 6:00 p.m. on January 31st. Meanwhile, Mooresville will face off against Columbus East at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday up 247 places (77 vs. 324).