Plainfield South hasn't had much luck against Joliet West recently, but that could start to change on Friday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Plainfield South Cougars face off against the Joliet West Tigers at 6:30 p.m. Joliet West took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Plainfield South, who comes in off a win.
Plainfield South is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Romeoville 64-36 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cougars.
Plainfield South's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Layla Lesure, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 17 rebounds, and La'Niya Willis, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 13 assists. The dominant performance also gave Lesure a new career-high in offensive rebounds (seven). Fathia Olagunju was another key player, going 5 for 7 en route to 10 points plus seven rebounds.
Plainfield South smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in seven consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Joliet West was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell just short of Joliet Central by a score of 54-51. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Tigers have suffered since January 30th.
Joliet West's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Plainfield South, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.
Plainfield South came out on top in a nail-biter against Joliet West in their previous matchup back in January, sneaking past 67-65. Will Plainfield South repeat their success, or does Joliet West have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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