Providence scored five runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to break a scoreless tie and held on for a 5-3 victory over Plainfield Central. In the second game, Minooka scored twice in the bottom of the sixth en route to a 3-1 victory over Joliet Catholic.
Plainfield East senior Lakshmi Tatineni won all seven of her matches at the Joliet Central Birds of Steel Tournament on Saturday to capture the No. 1 singles crown for the third consecutive year.
Joliet Central's Bernasia Fox senior guard tore the ACL in her left knee in December and will miss the rest of the season. She was averaging more than 12 points per game for the Steelmen.
Candace Finnin finally found her stroke after a recent shooting skid and went for for 20- points to lead Lincoln-Way Central to a 56-43 win over Joliet West Tuesday.