If Plainfield was feeling good fresh off their 61-40 takedown of Danville last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Plainfield Quakers lost 65-44 to the Avon Orioles on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Quakers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 48th, while the Orioles are ranked eighth).
Plainfield's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Noah Smith, who posted 13 points in addition to five boards and three blocks, and Landon Gilliatt, who went 6 of 13 on his way to 13 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Colton East, who had four points.
Avon was led to victory by Keriawn Berry and Jedidiah Minnett. Berry dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 rebounds, while Minnett went 7 of 11 on his way to 19 points. Berry has been hot, having posted 16 or more points the last six times he's played. Another player making a difference was DeAndre Lott-Hancock, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 12 rebounds.
Plainfield's loss dropped their record down to 8-5. As for Avon, the victory was the 12th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-1.
Plainfield will take on Northview at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Avon, they will head out to square off against Mt. Vernon at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Mt. Vernon is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.5 points per game this season.
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