Soccer Preview: Maine East vs. Vernon Hills
Maine East is 0-8 against Vernon Hills since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Maine East Blue Demons will head out on the road to challenge the Vernon Hills Cougars at 7:30 p.m. Maine East will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings (they are ranked 293rd, while Vernon Hills is ranked 138th).
For the first time this season, Maine East was forced to settle for a draw. They and Wheeling finished up their match with a 1-1 draw.
Maine East's goal came courtesy of
Jessica Bravo, which was the first she's scored this season.
Meanwhile, Vernon Hills came up short against Deerfield on Friday and fell 4-2. Vernon Hills has not had much luck with Deerfield recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Maine East's draw makes their record 1-6-1 this season. As for Vernon Hills, they now have a losing record at 3-4-2.
Maine East might still be hurting after the 9-0 loss they got from Vernon Hills when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Maine East avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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