Plainfield South lost against Bolingbrook back in February of 2020 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Plainfield South Cougars took a blow against the Bolingbrook Raiders, falling 80-50. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 313th, while the Raiders are ranked 78th).
| 01/28/25 vs Bolingbrook | 16 |
| 01/23/25 @ Minooka | 17 |
| 01/22/25 vs Joliet Central | 19 |
| 01/20/25 vs Trinity | 15 |
| 01/18/25 @ Naperville North | 18 |
Plainfield South lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Layla Lesure, who went 6 for 12 en route to 16 points. Lesure's evening made it five games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was La'Niya Willis, who went 6 of 9 on her way to 14 points and five assists.
Plainfield South has been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-16 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.2 points per game. As for Bolingbrook, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-8.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Plainfield South will challenge Romeoville at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Plainfield South is facing Romeoville at the right time seeing as Romeoville is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Bolingbrook, they will face off against Yorkville at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Yorkville knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Bolingbrook likes a good challenge.
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