Plainfield East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They fell 48-39 to the Minooka Indians. While losing is never fun, the Bengals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 459th, while the Indians are ranked 128th).
Minooka found their leader in sophomore Naya Carter, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Carter a new career-high in steals (six). Mckenna Delaney was another key player, putting up ten points.
Plainfield East's defeat dropped their record down to 3-20. As for Minooka, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 16-10 record this season.
Plainfield East will take on Plainfield Central at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Plainfield East is facing Plainfield Central at the right time seeing as Plainfield Central is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Minooka, they will welcome Oswego East at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Oswego East's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 15 matches.
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