The Benet Academy Redwings will square off against the Plainfield Central Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Benet Academy barely beat Marist the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Redwings never let the RedHawks get on the board and left with a 4-0 victory on Thursday. The win continues a trend for Benet Academy in their matchups with Marist: they've now won eight in a row.
Benet Academy hit Marist with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Ivana Vukas, Natalie Grover, Lily Mckenna, and Ashley Polanco.
Meanwhile, Plainfield Central had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.6 goals) and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Steelmen as they made off with an 8-0 victory. Given Plainfield Central's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 49th, while Joliet Central are ranked 296th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Plainfield Central pushed their record up to 15-3-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 23 goals over those five matches. As for Benet Academy, their win bumped their record up to 12-6-2.
Benet Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Plainfield Central in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, winning 2-0. Will the Redwings repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
