The Naperville Central Redhawks will challenge the Plainfield North Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Naperville Central comes in on four and Plainfield North on 15.
Naperville Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They had just enough and edged Metea Valley out 3-2. Three seems to be a good number for Naperville Central as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of goals in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Plainfield North faced Lockport in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Plainfield North beat Lockport by a goal, winning 2-1.
Naperville Central's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-5-1. As for Plainfield North, their victory bumped their record up to 22-2-1.
Naperville Central took their win against Plainfield North in their previous matchup back in June of 2021 by a conclusive 4-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Naperville Central 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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