The Plainfield East Bengals won the last time they faced the Plainfield Central Wildcats, and things went their way on Tuesday too. Plainfield East took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 76-43 victory over Plainfield Central.
Plainfield East was led to victory by Anna Jenkins and Lexi Sepulveda. Jenkins dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 rebounds, while Sepulveda dropped a double-double on 26 points and 12 rebounds. The matchup was Sepulveda's sixth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Gianna Thompson, who scored 9 points.
Plainfield East has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 3-3 record this season. As for Plainfield Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Plainfield East will be playing at home against Joliet Central at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Plainfield Central, they will head out on the road to face off against Romeoville at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Romeoville presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Plainfield Central in Illinois (Romeoville is ranked 136th, while Plainfield Central is ranked 499th).
