The Romeoville Spartans will square off against the Plainfield East Bengals at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Romeoville and six for Plainfield East.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 58-29, which was the final score in Romeoville's tilt against Plainfield North on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 382nd, while the Tigers are ranked 91st).
Meanwhile, Plainfield East played a tough match on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 68-36 loss at the hands of Yorkville. The Bengals were down 50-26 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Romeoville's defeat dropped their record down to 7-13. As for Plainfield East, their loss dropped their record down to 3-17.
Romeoville didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Plainfield East in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 53-47 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Plainfield East's Emma Rodgers, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten blocks. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Romeoville still be able to contain Rodgers? There's only one way to find out.
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