The Plainfield East Bengals will venture away from home to face off against the Plainfield Central Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Plainfield East and five for Plainfield Central dating back to last season.
Plainfield East's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Bolingbrook on Friday. They were beaten by the Raiders 28-0. While losing is never fun, the Bengals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 305th, while the Raiders are ranked 146th).
Meanwhile, Plainfield Central took a blow against Yorkville on Friday, falling 49-8. The game was over by the end of the first half, with no points scored by either team from that point forward.
Plainfield East's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Plainfield Central, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 0-4.
Plainfield East was able to grind out a solid victory over Plainfield Central when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 21-13. The rematch might be a little tougher for Plainfield East since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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