The Plainfield Quakers lost a heartbreaker to the Terre Haute North Vigo Patriots when they met back in December of 2021, and they left with a heavy heart again on Thursday. Plainfield fell just short of the Patriots by a score of 46-44. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Plainfield in their matchups with the Patriots: they've now lost three in a row.
Harper Baker-lands and Collin Schmidt certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Baker-lands scored 11 points, while Schmidt scored eight points along with nine rebounds. Another player making a difference was Noah Smith, who scored eight points.
Terre Haute North Vigo got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Cam Fennell out in front who scored 13 points. Braden Walters was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.
Plainfield's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-6. As for Terre Haute North Vigo, the win was the 12th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-3.
Plainfield will be playing at home against the Braves at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Terre Haute South Vigo is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses. As for Terre Haute North Vigo, they will head out on the road to square off against the Hawks at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Decatur Central's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last four matchups.
