Soccer Game Preview: Plainfield East vs. Romeoville

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Previous Games

03/28/24 - Home	6-0 W
03/29/23 - Away	10-0 W
03/31/22 - Home	9-0 W
04/15/21 - Away	8-1 W
05/02/19 - Away	6-0 W
+ 4 more games

Plainfield East is a perfect 9-0 against Romeoville since April of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Bengals will head out to challenge the Spartans at 4:30 p.m.

Plainfield East is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Plainfield Central on Tuesday. The Bengals fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 3-2. Plainfield East have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, Romeoville came tearing into Tuesday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 goals), and they left with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up to hand the Raiders a 1-0 shutout. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Romeoville were the better team in the second half.

Plainfield East's loss dropped their record down to 6-5-1. As for Romeoville, the win got them back to even at 6-6.

Plainfield East took their victory against Romeoville when the teams last played back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 6-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bengals since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.