The Maize South Mavericks's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Newton Railroaders on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Maize South beat Maize 4-2. Given the Mavericks' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas soccer rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Eagles are ranked 60th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Newton entered their tilt with South on Tuesday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Their defense stepped up to hand the Cougars a 1-0 shutout. Give the Railroaders' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Maize South has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. As for Newton, their victory bumped their record up to 7-4-1.
Maize South beat Newton 4-2 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Does Maize South have another victory up their sleeve, or will Newton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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