Soccer Game Preview: ITW David Speer Academy vs. Maine South

The ITW David Speer Academy Pride will head out to take on the Maine South Hawks at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

ITW David Speer Academy heads in on the heels of a playoff matchup last Wednesday. They fell just short of Mansueto by a score of 1-0. That makes it the first time this season ITW David Speer Academy have let down their home crowd.

Meanwhile, Maine South had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They never let the Blazers get on the board and left with a 1-0 victory. Given Maine South's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 11th, while Addison Trail are ranked 91st) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

ITW David Speer Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 13-3-3. As for Maine South, their win bumped their record up to 15-4-1.