Maine East has enjoyed the comforts of home their last seven games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to square off against the Niles North Vikings at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither Maine East nor Niles North posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Last Monday, Maine East took a blow against Vernon Hills, falling 46-6. While losing is never fun, the Blue Demons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 169th, while the Cougars are ranked 29th).
Meanwhile, Niles North lost 26-6 to Maine West on Monday. The Vikings have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Maine East's defeat was their seventh straight at home, which dropped their record down to 0-10. As for Niles North, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
Maine East took a serious blow against Niles North when the teams last played on September 9th, falling 34-0. Can Maine East avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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