Soccer Preview: Leyden vs. Maine South
Leyden has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Eagles takes on the Maine South Hawks at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Leyden is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Niles Notre Dame. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked sixth, while the Dons are ranked 77th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Maine South kept a clean sheet against New Trier on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Trevians out 1-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hawks.
Leyden's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-2-2. As for Maine South, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6-3 record this season.
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