The Maine South Hawks have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the New Trier Trevians at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Maine South is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Lincoln Park a 2-0 shutout. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Lions are ranked 177th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, while the 0-0 score might suggest a draw, it was New Trier who was credited with the win on Tuesday. New Trier got it done in the shootout by posting three goals to Loyola Academy's two. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Trevians.
Maine South's victory bumped their record up to 13-6-3. As for New Trier, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4-2 record this season.
Maine South suffered a grim 4-0 defeat to New Trier when the teams last played back in September. Can Maine South avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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