The Niles North Vikings will face off against the Evanston Wildkits at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Niles North will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
Niles North is headed into the match having not lost since September 16 and will look to keep things rolling. Their defense stepped up to hand MCC a 9-0 shutout on Monday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Vikings considering their one-goal performance the game before.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Saturday Evanston sidestepped Stevenson for a 2-1 win. Given the Wildkits' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked second, while the Patriots are ranked 59th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Niles North has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2-5 record this season. As for Evanston, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-1-2.
Niles North beat Evanston by a goal in their previous meeting back in March of 2021, winning 2-1. Does Niles North have another victory up their sleeve, or will Evanston turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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