Tigers
| 02/04/25 @ Plainfield South | 63 |
| 02/01/25 @ Normal Community | 58 |
| 01/25/25 @ Sandburg | 57 |
| 01/07/25 @ Plainfield Central | 54 |
| 01/28/25 vs Oswego East | 52 |
Joliet West scored the most points they've had this season on Tuesday, but it wasn't enough. They took a 70-63 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Plainfield South Cougars. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (58), the Tigers still had to take the loss.
Several Tigers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Makayla J Chism, who posted 21 points. The contest was J Chism's third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Gabrielle Gavin, who earned 15 points.
Fathia Olagunju had a dynamite game for Plainfield South, dropping a double-double on 13 points and 13 rebounds. Those 13 points gave Olagunju a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of La'Niya Willis, who went 7 of 13 en route to 16 points and six steals.
Joliet West's defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-21. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.8 points per game. As for Plainfield South, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-16.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Joliet West will challenge Romeoville at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Joliet West is facing Romeoville at the right time seeing as Romeoville is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Plainfield South, they will host Plainfield East at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Plainfield South has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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