Minooka and Joliet West are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2018, but not for long. The Minooka Indians will face off against the Joliet West Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Joliet West took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Minooka, who comes in off a win.
Minooka took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 64-51 win over Plainfield Central. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 167th, while the Wildcats are ranked 589th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Joliet West took on Oswego on Tuesday. Joliet West took a hard 68-50 fall against Oswego. The Tigers were down 66-38 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Minooka's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-9. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.4 points per game. As for Joliet West, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-14.
Minooka was able to grind out a solid win over Joliet West when the teams last played back in November of 2024, winning 51-39. Does Minooka have another victory up their sleeve, or will Joliet West turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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