The Maine South Hawks will head out on the road to challenge the Maine East Blue Demons at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Maine South's last three games have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Tuesday, Maine South sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Cary-Grove.
Phoebe Welsh and Audrey Winkler scored both of the Hawks' goals, bringing their combined season tally to three goals.
Meanwhile, Maine East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 9-0 to Addison Trail. 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 208th, while Addison Trail are ranked 70th).
Maine East's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Maine South, they now have a winning record of 3-2-1.
Everything went Maine South's way against Maine East in their previous meeting back in April of 2022, as Maine South made off with a 7-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hawks since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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