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| 04/25/24 - Home | 8-0 W |
| 04/20/24 - Home | 2-0 W |
| 05/02/23 - Away | 6-0 W |
| 04/19/22 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 05/25/21 - Home | 5-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Niles North is a perfect 10-0 against Maine East since April of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Vikings will venture away from home to challenge the Blue Demons at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Niles North has three straight wins, Maine East has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
If Maine East heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Niles North took over last week. The Vikings came out on top against Waukegan by a score of 3-1 on Saturday. Three seems to be a good number for Niles North as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of goals in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Maine East came up short against Lincoln Park on Monday, falling 8-1. While losing is never fun, Maine East can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 383rd, while Lincoln Park are ranked 144th).
Niles North's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-10-2. Those road victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those three contests. As for Maine East, their loss dropped their record down to 2-14.
Niles North took their win against Maine East when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 8-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Vikings since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
