The Bolingbrook Raiders will face off against the Plainfield East Bengals at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Bolingbrook's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Bolingbrook managed to slip by Joliet West the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Raiders came up short against the Tigers on Thursday, falling 5-0. While losing is never fun, Bolingbrook can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 212th, while Joliet West are ranked 85th).
Meanwhile, Plainfield East gave up the first goal on Thursday, but they didn't let that get them down. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Yorkville 2-1. The win was some much needed relief for Plainfield East as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Plainfield East's victory bumped their record up to 8-9-2. As for Bolingbrook, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-13-3.
Bolingbrook suffered a grim 4-1 defeat to Plainfield East in their previous meeting back in March of 2017. Can the Raiders avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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