The Plainfield Central Wildcats are on the road again on Monday to play the Shepard Astros. Plainfield Central's defense has only allowed 0.4 goals per game this season, so Shepard's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Plainfield Central is headed into the matchup without a loss and will look to keep things rolling. They blew past Kennedy 6-0 on Saturday. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 37th, while the Crusaders are ranked 368th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Shepard narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Pritzker 3-2.
Bryce Johns and
Michael Rantisi scored all three of Shepard's goals, bringing their combined season tally to six goals.
Plainfield Central's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-0-1. As for Shepard, their record is now 3-4-1.
Plainfield Central beat Shepard by a goal in their previous meeting back in August of 2022, winning 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Plainfield Central since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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