Baseball Game Preview: Plainfield East Bengals vs. Plainfield South Cougars

For the second straight game, Plainfield East will face off against Plainfield South. The Bengals will square off against the Cougars at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Plainfield East has given up an average of 8.4 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Plainfield East couldn't beat Plainfield South on Tuesday even though they stacked seven runs on them in the third inning. The Bengals came up short against the Cougars, falling 17-8. The loss continues a trend for the Bengals in their meetings with the Cougars: they've now lost six in a row.

The victory was the third in a row for Plainfield South, bringing their record up to 9-14. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs over those games. As for Plainfield East, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-18-1.