It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Aurora East had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They never let the Plainfield South Cougars onto the board and left with a 4-0 win. Given the Tomcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 101st, while the Cougars are ranked 300th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Aurora East hit Plainfield South with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Jay Umana (2),
Yahir Nunez, and
Rigo Ochoa.
Aurora East's victory bumped their record up to 9-7-5. As for Plainfield South, they dropped their record down to 1-17-1 with the defeat, which was their ninth straight on the road.
Aurora East will stay at home for another game and welcome Naperville North at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Naperville North will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Aurora East surely won't give up without a fight. Plainfield South does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
