Plainfield East and Oswego East are an even 4-4-2 against one another since September of 2015, but likely not for long. The Plainfield East Bengals will face off against the Oswego East Wolves at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Plainfield East's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over Plainfield North. That's two games straight that the Bengals have won by exactly two goals.
Tristan Rosas and
Damien Vega scored both of Plainfield East's goals, bringing their combined season tally to seven goals.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last game, Oswego East made sure to put some goals up on the board against Joliet West on Thursday. They came out on top against the Tigers by a score of 5-3. Given Wolves' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 40th, while the Tigers are ranked 159th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Plainfield East now has a winning record of 6-5-1. As for Oswego East, their win bumped their record up to 10-4-2.
Everything went Plainfield East's way against Oswego East in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Plainfield East made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Plainfield East since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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