Soccer Recap: North Plainfield's Higher State Rank on Full Display on Thursday

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Monroe Township, North Plainfield was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand the South River Rams a 2-0 shutout. The final result isn't all that surprising considering North Plainfield's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey soccer rankings (they are ranked 109th, while South River are ranked 232nd).

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Previous 4 Games

10/02/25 - Away	2-0 W
09/09/24 - Home	2-3 L
10/10/23 - Home	2-1 W
09/11/23 - Away	1-2 L

North Plainfield's victory bumped their record up to 6-1-1. As for South River, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5-1.

Coming up, North Plainfield will head out to challenge Scotch Plains-Fanwood at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for South River, they will take on St. Thomas Aquinas at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.