After flying high against the Joliet Central Steelmen last Thursday, the Plainfield East Bengals came back down to earth. Plainfield East took a serious blow against Neuqua Valley on Monday, falling 80-53. Plainfield East was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 44-24.
Despite the loss, Plainfield East still got an impressive performance from Lexi Sepulveda, who scored 16 points along with 4 steals. Sepulveda scored a full 30.2% of Plainfield East's points, the eighth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Anna Jenkins, who scored 7 points along with 5 rebounds and 3 steals.
Plainfield East's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Neuqua Valley, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Plainfield East won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Plainfield South at 6:30 p.m. on December 5th. Plainfield South is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 52.3 points per game. Neuqua Valley will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on St. Charles East at 2:30 p.m. on December 16th. St. Charles East presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Neuqua Valley in Illinois (St. Charles East is ranked 21st, while Neuqua Valley is ranked 129th).
