Plainfield is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Morris Catholic is on a seven-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Plainfield Cardinals will take on the Morris Catholic Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Plainfield scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Saturday. They took down Monroe Township 81-67.
Meanwhile, Morris Catholic can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 79-37 victory over Franklin. Given Morris Catholic's advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked first, while Franklin is ranked 100th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mia Pauldo was her usual excellent self, scoring 24 points along with six steals and five assists. Pauldo is absolutely dominating the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Mya Pauldo, who scored 14 points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Plainfield has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. As for Morris Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 15-0.
