The Aurora East Tomcats will face off against the Plainfield South Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Aurora East came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against Bartlett, falling 6-2. While losing is never fun, Aurora East can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 169th, while Bartlett are ranked 42nd).
Carlos Fabela and Axel Martinez scored both of Aurora East's goals, bringing their combined season tally to three goals.
Meanwhile, Plainfield South was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their 13th straight defeat. They fell 2-0 to Romeoville.
Aurora East's loss dropped their record down to 4-9-5. As for Plainfield South, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-16.
Everything went Aurora East's way against Plainfield South when the teams last played back in October of 2024, as Aurora East made off with a 4-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tomcats 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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