Soccer Preview: Maine South vs. Boylan Catholic
The Maine South Hawks are on the road again on Saturday to play the Boylan Catholic Titans at 12:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Maine South's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Batavia as Maine South made off with a 6-0 victory. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Hawks considering their one-goal performance the contest before.
Meanwhile, Boylan Catholic hasn't lost a match since September 16th, a trend which continued in their latest game on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Waubonsie Valley. Given the Titans' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the Warriors are ranked 58th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Maine South is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5-2 record this season. As for Boylan Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 13-2-1.
Maine South came up short against Boylan Catholic when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Maine South avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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