Plainfield East has gone 7-2 against Romeoville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Plainfield East Bengals are taking a road trip to challenge the Romeoville Spartans at 7:00 p.m.
Plainfield East is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Joliet West on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Plainfield East was beaten by Joliet West 42-14. The defeat continues a trend for the Bengals in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost three in a row.
Romeoville never got on the board in their matchup last Friday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Joliet Central last Friday. They blew past the Steelmen 40-7 on the road. That looming 40-7 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Spartans yet this season.
It was another big night for Richard Conley, who rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 166 yards and a touchdown. He is becoming a predictor of Romeoville's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 1-4 when he doesn't).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Romeoville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 249 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Romeoville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Camron Thomas and Jaden Hardin.
Plainfield East's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Romeoville, their win ended an eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-5.
Plainfield East took their victory against Romeoville when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 26-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Plainfield East since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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