The Plainfield South Cougars will take on the Elgin Maroons at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The timing is sure in Plainfield South's favor as the team sits on four straight wins at home while Elgin has been banged up by 11 consecutive losses on the road.
Last Friday, Plainfield South came up short against Plainfield East and fell 79-72.
Meanwhile, Elgin was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Monday as they fell 39-34 to Maine West. While losing is never fun, the Maroons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 689th, while the Warriors are ranked 323rd).
Plainfield South's defeat dropped their record down to 16-9. As for Elgin, their loss dropped their record down to 2-25.
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