Minooka won the last time they faced Joliet Central and things went their way on Friday too. The Minooka Indians snuck past the Joliet Central Steelmen with a 45-41 victory. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 209th, while the Steelmen are ranked 573rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Joliet Central lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Bernal Fox, who posted 12 points along with seven boards and six steals. Those 12 points gave Fox a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of James Lee, who went 5 of 6 on his way to 11 points.
Indians
| 01/10/25 vs Joliet Central | 45-41 |
| 01/08/25 vs Aurora East | 67-36 |
The win made it two in a row for Minooka and bumps their season record up to 10-8. As for Joliet Central, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 11 of their last 12 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-14 record this season.
Minooka will head out to face off against Plainfield Central at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing isn't great for Plainfield Central: they have been struggling with six straight losses at home, while Minooka has snatched up four consecutive wins on the road. As for Joliet Central, they will welcome Bolingbrook at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Bolingbrook has seven straight victories, Joliet Central has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
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