Soccer Preview: Plainfield East vs. Joliet West
Plainfield East is 8-0 against Joliet West since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Plainfield East Bengals will head out on the road to challenge the Joliet West Tigers at 4:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Plainfield East can now show off three landslide victories after their most recent match on Thursday. They never let Romeoville onto the board and left with a 6-0 win. Considering Plainfield East's offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Their offense was hitting Romeoville from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Caroline Dinnon led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Joliet West got the win against Thornwood on Saturday by a conclusive 7-0. The victory was just what Joliet West needed coming off of a 6-0 loss in their prior matchup.
Plainfield East's win bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Joliet West, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 5-3.
Plainfield East beat Joliet West by a goal in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, winning 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Plainfield East 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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