
Wildcats
09/26/25 @ Joliet Central | 35 |
08/29/25 @ Waukegan | 21 |
09/12/25 vs Romeoville | 16 |
09/05/25 vs Metea Valley | 7 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Plainfield Central). They put the hurt on the Joliet Central Steelmen with a sharp 35-10 victory on Friday. The Wildcats pushed the score to 28-2 by the end of the third, a deficit the Steelmen cut but never quite recovered from.
Plainfield Central's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but TOMMY MORRISETTE led the charge by rushing for 93 yards and one touchdown on only nine carries. JOHN AZILLE was another key back, rushing for 54 yards and a pair of scores.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Plainfield Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 228 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Plainfield Central moved to 2-3 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for Joliet Central, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.
Plainfield Central and Joliet Central could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. The Wildcats will challenge Minooka at 7:00 p.m. on Friday with a big rank disadvantage (342 vs. 67). Meanwhile, Joliet Central (ranked 463rd) will meet Bolingbrook (ranked 85th) at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps