Niles North is 10-0 against Maine East since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Niles North Vikings will be playing in front of their home fans against the Maine East Blue Demons at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Niles North is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in Illinois (they are ranked 163rd, while Maine East is ranked 331st).
Niles North is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Zion-Benton just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Zee-Bees by a score of 2-1.
Meanwhile, while Maine East scored more goals than they have all season, the final result was a bit underwhelming. They and Maine West finished up on equal footing with a 4-4 draw. Sadly, the result was nothing new for Maine East as the team hasn't won a game since April 13th.
They hit Maine West with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Mariana Reyes (2),
Jessica Bravo, and
Lani Naka.
Niles North's defeat dropped their record down to 7-7-2. With that draw, Maine East's record moves to 2-12-2.
Niles North was able to grind out a solid victory over Maine East in their previous matchup on Saturday, winning 2-0. Does Niles North have another victory up their sleeve, or will Maine East turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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