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By Team Reports Sep 24, 2024, 8:43am

Football Preview: Niles North Vikings vs. Maine East Blue Demons

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The Niles North Vikings will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Maine East Blue Demons at 6:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Niles North came up short against Maine West on Monday, falling 26-6. The Vikings have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, Maine East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 46-6 loss at the hands of Vernon Hills. While losing is never fun, the Blue Demons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 169th, while the Cougars are ranked 29th).

Niles North's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Maine East, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-10.

Everything came up roses for Niles North against Maine East in their previous matchup two weeks ago as the team secured a 34-0 win. Will Niles North repeat their success, or does Maine East have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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