Soccer Game Preview: Plainfield vs. Decatur Central

By Team Reports Sep 29, 2024, 3:11am

Soccer Preview: Plainfield vs. Decatur Central

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Plainfield is 10-0 against Decatur Central since September of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Plainfield Quakers will challenge the Decatur Central Hawks at 7:00 p.m. Plainfield's last 11 matchups have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.

Plainfield's offense might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Westfield on Saturday. They fell just short of the Shamrocks by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, the Quakers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 67th, while the Shamrocks are ranked 16th).

Meanwhile, after soaring to five goals the game before, Decatur Central was a bit more limited in their match on Monday. They fell 3-1 to Park Tudor.

Plainfield now has a losing record at 5-6-3. As for Decatur Central, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-4-1.

Plainfield beat Decatur Central 2-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Plainfield since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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