Baseball Recap: Plainfield East Comes Up Short

If Plainfield East was riding high fresh off their 13-1 takedown of Plainfield South on Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Bengals took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cougars on Thursday. The matchup marked the Bengals' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Plainfield East has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 11-10 record this season. As for Plainfield South, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-11.

Coming up, Plainfield East will venture away from home to face off against Joliet West at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Tigers' pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so the Bengals' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Plainfield South, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 6-5 victory against Ottawa on the 1st.