Football Game Preview: Plainfield East Bengals vs. Plainfield Central Wildcats + How To Watch

The Plainfield East Bengals will take on the Plainfield Central Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Plainfield East will be strutting in after a victory while Plainfield Central will be coming in after a loss.

The home team had won the previous three meetings between Plainfield East and Romeoville, and Plainfield East kept the tradition alive. The Bengals strolled past the Spartans with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 30-13.

David Croom had another great game (as he tends to do), rushing for 222 yards and two TDs. Those 222 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Plainfield East proved: they limited Romeoville to a paltry 3.4 yards per carry. The team can thank Hyson Scott for the heroic effort on defense: he. Plainfield East's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 5.3.

Plainfield East's defense didn't let Richard Conley, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for three sacks. The team can thank three different players for their defensive prowess: Ryan Sizemore, Colin Dominiak, and Hugh Callaghan, who each picked up one sack apiece.

Meanwhile, Plainfield Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 31-7 to Joliet West. The Wildcats were down 24-0 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.

Plainfield East's win bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Plainfield Central, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.

Plainfield East beat Plainfield Central 16-6 in their previous matchup back in September of 2024. Will the Bengals repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.