The Plainfield North Tigers will square off against the Glenbard East Rams at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Plainfield North will aim to continue their five-game streak of scoring more goals each matchup than the last.
Plainfield North is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand Bolingbrook a 6-0 shutout on Thursday. The final result isn't all the surprising considering Plainfield North's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 13th, while Bolingbrook are ranked 170th).
Meanwhile, Glenbard East had just enough and edged out Willowbrook 1-0 on Friday. Glenbard East haven't had any issues with Willowbrook recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Glenbard East's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-3-2. As for Plainfield North, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
Plainfield North took their win against Glenbard East in their previous matchup back in April of 2022 by a conclusive 4-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers since the team 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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