Niles Notre Dame and Marist are an even 4-4 against one another since September of 2016, but likely not for long. The Niles Notre Dame Dons will host the Marist RedHawks at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Niles Notre Dame will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak alive.
Last Wednesday, Niles Notre Dame got the win against Carmel by a conclusive 5-2. The result was nothing new for the Dons, who have now won six games by three goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Marist hasn't lost a match since September 16th, a trend which continued in their latest game on Saturday. Their defense stepped up to hand Carmel a 1-0 shutout. Given the RedHawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 119th, while the Corsairs are ranked 288th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Marist's one-goal win came courtesy of
Roberto Ayala, which was the first he's scored this season.
Niles Notre Dame's win bumped their record up to 10-3-1. As for Marist, their victory bumped their record up to 9-4-4.
Niles Notre Dame took their win against Marist in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 7-1. Will Niles Notre Dame repeat their success, or does Marist have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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