Plainfield North and Bolingbrook pushed the score to 7-2 the last time they played Bolingbrook, but on Thursday defenses reigned supreme. While the 0-0 score might suggest a draw, it was the Raiders who were credited with the win. The Bolingbrook Raiders got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to the Plainfield North Tigers' three. While losing is never fun, Plainfield North can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 216th, while Bolingbrook are ranked 12th).
This is the second loss in a row for Plainfield North and nudges their season record down to 2-5-1. As for Bolingbrook, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 5-1-1.
Looking ahead, Plainfield North will be playing at home against Aurora East at 8:15 a.m. on Saturday. Aurora East's defense has only allowed 0.5 goals per game this season, so Plainfield North's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Bolingbrook, they will take on Lyons in a tournament on Saturday.
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