Two dominant forwards in Isaac O'Neal and Noah Smith are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Greenwood Woodmen will face off against the Plainfield Quakers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Greenwood lost 70-49 to Greenfield-Central on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Woodmen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 108th, while the Cougars are ranked fifth).
Meanwhile, Plainfield came up short against Center Grove on Saturday and fell 68-60. While the Quakers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Trojans 19-14 in the first quarter.
Greenwood will need to focus on slowing down Smith, one of several Plainfield players who made an impact when they last played. He went 8 of 10 to rack up 20 points along with five rebounds and three blocks. Smith's afternoon made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Gilliatt, who went 5 for 12 en route to 16 points and six assists.
Greenwood dropped their record down to 10-8 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Plainfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-7.
Greenwood beat Plainfield 65-58 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Plainfield's Collin Schmidt, who went 10 of 17 on his way to 23 points and six boards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Greenwood to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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