The Plainfield East Bengals will face off against the Minooka Indians at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Plainfield East has now lost eight straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since December 26.
Plainfield East came up short against Neuqua Valley on Saturday, falling 61-38. While losing is never fun, the Bengals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 459th, while the Wildcats are ranked 219th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Minooka). They blew past Hinsdale South, posting an 80-29 victory. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Minooka is also on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 15-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.3 points per game. As for Plainfield East, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-19.
Plainfield East might still be hurting after the 67-46 loss they got from Minooka when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Will Plainfield East have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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