Soccer Preview: Shepard vs. Plainfield Central
The Shepard Astros will face off against the Plainfield Central Wildcats on Monday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Saturday, Shepard sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Pritzker.
Bryce Johns and
Michael Rantisi scored all three of Shepard's goals, bringing their combined season tally to six goals.
Meanwhile, Plainfield Central hasn't lost a match yet, a trend which continued in their latest game on Saturday. Their defense stepped up to hand Kennedy a 6-0 shutout. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 37th, while the Crusaders are ranked 368th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Shepard's victory bumped their record up to 3-4-1. As for Plainfield Central, they pushed their record up to 6-0-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
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