Plainfield South has enjoyed a five-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to challenge the Bolingbrook Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Plainfield South's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for nine straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Plainfield South managed to keep up with Yorkville until halftime on Thursday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Plainfield South lost 4-1 to Yorkville. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 326th, while the Foxes are ranked 70th).
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Bolingbrook's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They and Oswego finished up their contest with a 1-1 draw. The result (or lack thereof) was the first time the Raiders have been dealt a draw since back in August.
Plainfield South's loss dropped their record down to 1-12-1. Bolingbrook's draw gives them a new season record of 11-2-2.
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