The Plainfield Central Wildcats will face off against the Metea Valley Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Plainfield Central's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Plainfield Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They never let Plainfield East onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 26th, while the Bengals are ranked 134th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it may have taken extra minutes to finish the job, but Metea Valley ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. While the 3-3 score might suggest a draw, it was Metea Valley who was credited with the win. Metea Valley got it done in the shootout by posting three goals to Marmion's one. Winning may never get old, but the Mustangs sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
They hit Marmion with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Sahil Khare,
Jake Anargyros, and
Edson Rodriguez.
Plainfield Central's victory bumped their record up to 17-2-3. As for Metea Valley, their win bumped their record up to 12-8-4.
Plainfield Central might still be hurting after the 6-1 loss they got from Metea Valley in their previous meeting back in September of 2019. Can Plainfield Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
