The Aurora East Tomcats will challenge the Plainfield Central Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Aurora East is returning to their home pitch after beating Streamwood on theirs, despite the fact Streamwood has dominated at home this season. The Tomcats walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Sabres on Tuesday. Aurora East haven't had any issues with Streamwood recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Aurora East hit Streamwood with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Leslie Bustos, Valeria Nu?ez, and Mariel Lopez.
Meanwhile, Plainfield Central kept a clean sheet against Yorkville on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Foxes 1-0. The final result isn't all the surprising considering Plainfield Central's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 49th, while Yorkville are ranked 205th).
Plainfield Central has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-3-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 24 goals over those nine matches. As for Aurora East, their victory bumped their record up to 9-7-1.
Aurora East suffered a grim 5-0 defeat to Plainfield Central in their previous matchup back in April of 2019. Can the Tomcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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