The Romeoville Spartans will take on the Plainfield East Bengals in a holiday battle at at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Romeoville will be strutting in after a victory while Plainfield East will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Thursday, Romeoville strolled past Joliet Central with points to spare, taking the game 59-43. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 253rd, while the Steelmen are ranked 562nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Plainfield East played a tough match on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by Joliet West 66-32. The contest marked the Bengals' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
The win made it two in a row for Romeoville and bumps their season record up to 2-3. As for Plainfield East, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-4.
Romeoville won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer in their previous matchup back in February, slipping by Plainfield East 49-48. Does Romeoville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Plainfield East turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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