Joliet Central is 0-6 against Plainfield Central since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Joliet Central Steelmen will look to defend their home pitch against the Plainfield Central Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. Neither Joliet Central nor Plainfield Central posted many goals in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Joliet Central is is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game on Thursday. They lost 4-0 to Plainfield North. While losing is never fun, Joliet Central can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 302nd, while Plainfield North is ranked 15th).
Meanwhile, Plainfield Central didn't have quite enough to beat Oswego East on Thursday and fell 2-1. Plainfield Central has not had much luck with Oswego East recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Joliet Central's loss dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Plainfield Central, they now have a losing record at 9-10-1.
Joliet Central suffered a grim 7-1 defeat to Plainfield Central in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Joliet Central was down 5-1.
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