The Plainfield East Bengals will head out on the road to face off against the Plainfield South Cougars at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Plainfield East is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Monday. They lost 5-1 to Benet Academy. The contest was a 1-1 toss-up at halftime, but the Bengals couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, Plainfield South has been on a difficult stretch since their win on September 16. They came up short against Oswego on Monday, falling 7-0. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 311th, while the Panthers are ranked 102nd).
Plainfield East now has a losing record at 4-5-1. As for Plainfield South, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-10-1.
Everything went Plainfield East's way against Plainfield South in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as Plainfield East made off with a 6-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Plainfield East since the squad 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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