Plainfield East is 10-0 against Joliet Central since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Plainfield East Bengals will head out on the road to challenge the Joliet Central Steelmen at 4:30 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
On Wednesday, Plainfield East came up short against Downers Grove North and fell 6-2.
Plainfield East saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ashley Plzak, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Joliet Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. Their rough 16-2 defeat to Joliet West might stick with them for a while.
Plainfield East has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-5 record this season. As for Joliet Central, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Everything went Plainfield East's way against Joliet Central when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Plainfield East made off with a 13-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Plainfield East since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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