A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars challenges the Plainfield Central Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Plainfield South has three straight victories, Plainfield Central has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Plainfield South's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Plainfield East at home to the tune of 28-0. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 150th, while the Bengals are ranked 325th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Plainfield Central scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They came up short against Joliet Central, falling 37-17.
Plainfield South's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Plainfield Central, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Plainfield South couldn't quite finish off Plainfield Central in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 and fell 23-20. Can Plainfield South avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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