If Marine Leadership Academy was riding high fresh off their 5-2 takedown of Intrinsic last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Bulldogs came up short against the Payton College Prep Grizzlies on Monday, falling 6-2. While losing is never fun, Marine Leadership Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 162nd, while Payton College Prep are ranked 39th).
Bulldogs
| 09/29/25 vs Payton College Prep | 2-6 |
| 09/22/25 vs Intrinsic | 5-2 |
| 09/17/25 @ Von Steuben | 2-1 |
| 09/15/25 vs Disney II | 3-1 |
| 09/12/25 vs Rickover Naval | 1-2 |
The loss snapped Marine Leadership Academy's winning streak at three matches and leaves them with a 4-2-2 record. As for Payton College Prep, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-1-3 record this season.
Marine Leadership Academy will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Roosevelt at 4:30 p.m. on the 17th. As for Payton College Prep, they wasted no time getting back out on the pitch and have already played their next matchup, a 1-1 victory against Kennedy on the 1st.
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