The Plainfield East Bengals will face off against the Lincoln-Way East Griffins at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Plainfield East's offense might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Yorkville on Thursday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Foxes.
Meanwhile, Lincoln-Way East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of Stagg by a score of 1-0. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Griffins came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 15th, while the Chargers are ranked 64th).
Plainfield East's defeat dropped their record down to 6-6-2. As for Lincoln-Way East, their loss dropped their record down to 12-4-2.
Plainfield East beat Lincoln-Way East by a goal in their previous matchup back in September of 2019, winning 2-1. Will Plainfield East repeat their success, or does Lincoln-Way East have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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