Baseball Recap: Plainfield East Comes Up Short

Joliet West hit Plainfield East with a eight-run second inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Bengals came up short against the Tigers, falling 11-4. The defeat continues a trend for the Bengals in their meetings with the Tigers: they've now lost seven in a row.

Plainfield East's loss dropped their record down to 7-21-1. As for Joliet West, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 13-15 record this season.

While Plainfield East had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.