The Joliet West Tigers entered their tilt with the Providence Catholic Celtics with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Joliet West escaped with a win on Monday against Providence Catholic by the margin of a single free throw, 51-50. That's two games straight that Joliet West has won by exactly a single point.
Joliet West's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Maziah Shelton, who scored 14 points. That makes it three consecutive games in which Shelton has scored at least 25% of Joliet West's points. Another player making a difference was Makayla Chism, who scored 13 points.
Joliet West is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. As for Providence Catholic, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-7.
Joliet West and Oak Park-River Forest will round out the year against one another at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday at. Providence Catholic is on the road again on December 27th and play against Romeoville at 3:00 p.m. on December 27th.
