The Benet Academy Redwings will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Plainfield North Tigers at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Benet Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Plainfield Central a 2-0 shutout. Given Benet Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 15th, while Plainfield Central is ranked 107th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Annie Fitzgerald and
Audrey Eiseman scored both of Benet Academy's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 13 goals.
Meanwhile, Plainfield North entered their tilt with Naperville North with 11 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 12. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Huskies 1-0. Give Plainfield North's defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Benet Academy's win bumped their record up to 16-3-1. As for Plainfield North, their victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-2-1.
Benet Academy might still be hurting after the 4-0 defeat they got from Plainfield North in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Can Benet Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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