The Plainfield East Bengals will head out on the road to square off against the Joliet Central Steelmen at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Plainfield East focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 19 on Tuesday.
Plainfield East is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They managed a 63-58 victory over Plainfield Central. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Bengals as it put an end to their nine-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Plainfield East's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Gianna Thompson, who went 7 for 15 en route to 17 points plus six rebounds and two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Addison Haughian, who earned ten points in addition to five assists and two steals.
Meanwhile, Joliet Central hadn't done well against Joliet West recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Joliet Central narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Joliet West 54-51. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Steelmen have posted since December 28, 2023.
Plainfield East's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-5. As for Joliet Central, their victory ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-4.
Plainfield East came out on top in a nail-biter against Joliet Central in their previous meeting back in January, sneaking past 61-59. Will Plainfield East repeat their success, or does Joliet Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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