Football Recap: Plainfield South Piles Up the Points Against Romeoville + How To Watch

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Previous Games

10/24/25 - Home	49-7 W
09/27/24 - Away	32-11 W
09/22/23 - Home	27-14 W
09/23/22 - Away	42-6 W
09/24/21 - Home	41-27 W
+ 5 more games

Plainfield South won against Joliet Central last Friday with 49 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. The Cougars blew past the Romeoville Spartans, posting a 49-7 win. Considering the Cougars have won three matchups by more than 41 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Artie Gamino was a one-man wrecking crew as he picked up 145 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Those 145 receiving yards gave him a new career-high. Austin Vance made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Plainfield South proved: they limited Romeoville to a paltry 2.7 yards per carry. The team can thank Easton Ripke for the heroic effort on defense: he. Plainfield South's run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 2.83 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 7.3 on average over their last five games.

Plainfield South's defense didn't let Richard Conley, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for three sacks. Ripke refused to say out of the backfield, picking up 1.5 sacks all by himself. Vance got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.

Plainfield South is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 4-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.0 points on average over those games. As for Romeoville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-5.

As of now, neither Plainfield South nor the Spartans have any future games scheduled.