Plainfield East excises some issues in win over Joliet Central

Bengals overcome poor track record in Steelmen’s home

February 20, 2021 at 7:25 pm CST

Plainfield EastÕs Joshua Whitehurst brings fights for a rebound on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, at Joliet Central High School in Joliet, Ill. (Geoff Stellfox - gstellfox@shawmedia.com/Geoff Stellfox - gstellfox@shawmedia.com)

JOLIET – The Plainfield East boys basketball team doesn’t have the best track record of success in Joliet Central gymnasium.

So when the Bengals built a relatively substantial lead against the Steelmen in Saturday’s Southwest Prairie Conference game, Plainfield East coach Mike Fowler pretty much expected that the game was far from over.

Steve Soucie

Steve Soucie has been the Sports Editor at the Joliet Herald News since August of 2018. Prior to that, Soucie worked at the Kankakee Daily Journal and for Pro Football Weekly.