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The Plainfield East Bengals will challenge the Romeoville Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Plainfield East will bounce into Friday's game after beating Joliet West, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Bengals put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 27-7 win on Friday. The Bengals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous three matchup, Romeoville brought some dynamite into their most recent game. They really took it to Joliet Central for the full four quarters, racking up a 48-0 victory. The Spartans have beaten the Steelmen the last seven times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Steelmen has come to flipping the script.
Plainfield East better keep an eye on Richard Conley. He was instrumental in Romeoville's win, throwing for 240 yards and five touchdowns while completing 73.9% of his passes, and also rushing for 33 yards and one TD. That's the most passing yards Conley has posted since back in August of 2024. Romeoville's leading receiver Keilan Winfield was Conley's top target yet again, picking up 147 receiving yards and a pair of scores.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Romeoville proved: they limited Joliet Central to a paltry 1.2 yards per carry. The team can thank Tyler Westerman for the heroic effort on defense: he. Romeoville's run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 4.38 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 3.8 on average over their last three games.
Romeoville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Damir White-Campbell and Caleb Patterson. Romeoville is 3-1 when Patterson posts one or more interceptions, but 1-2 otherwise.
Plainfield East now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Romeoville, they now also have a winning record of 4-3.
Plainfield East came up short against Romeoville in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, falling 30-21. Will the Bengals have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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