The Plano Reapers are taking a road trip to square off against the Johnsburg Skyhawks at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Plano has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight losses, while Johnsburg will come in with eight straight victories.
On Wednesday, Plano ended up a good deal behind Marengo and lost 54-37. While losing is never fun, the Reapers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 432nd, while the Indians are ranked 214th).
Jadyn Long
| 12/10/25 vs Marengo | 3 |
| 12/08/25 vs Serena | 5 |
| 12/05/25 @ Woodstock North | 4 |
| 12/04/25 @ Rosary | 5 |
| 12/02/25 vs Sandwich | 4 |
| + 2 more games |
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Jadyn Long, who posted 11 points and three steals. She is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in each of the last seven games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Cami Nunez, who scored nine points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Johnsburg). They simply couldn't be stopped on Wednesday as they easily beat Woodstock North 76-39. The Skyhawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 32 points or more this season.
Johnsburg's win bumped their record up to 8-0. As for Plano, they now have a losing record of 4-5.
Plano couldn't quite get it done against Johnsburg when the teams last played back in February as they fell 46-39. Can the Reapers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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