Soccer Preview: Niles West vs. Loyola Academy
The Niles West Wolves have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Loyola Academy Ramblers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Niles West's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Niles West's offense might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Glenbrook North on Wednesday. They lost 5-0 to the Spartans. While losing is never fun, Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 239th, while the Spartans are ranked 29th).
Meanwhile, Loyola Academy kept a clean sheet against Payton College Prep on Thursday. They came out on top against the Grizzlies by a score of 2-0. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Ramblers were the better team in the second half.
Niles West's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7-3. As for Loyola Academy, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-10-3.
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