Soccer Preview: Plainfield East vs. West Aurora
The Plainfield East Bengals will be playing at home against the West Aurora Blackhawks at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Illinois (Plainfield East is ranked 155th, while West Aurora is ranked 138th).
West Aurora will have to contend with a Plainfield East squad hungry for a win, something the team hasn't seen since April 23. Plainfield East and Yorkville finished up their game with a 2-2 draw on Thursday. The result (or lack thereof) marked Plainfield East's first draw of the season.
Delaney Shrupsha and
Kessiah Purnell scored both of Plainfield East's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 16 goals.
Meanwhile, West Aurora came up short against Oswego on Monday and fell 3-1. West Aurora has not had much luck with Oswego recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
With that draw, Plainfield East's record moves to 8-9-1. As for West Aurora, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-8-1.
Plainfield East came out on top in a nail-biter against West Aurora in their previous meeting back in March, sneaking past 1-0. Does Plainfield East have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Aurora turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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