The Wheeling Wildcats will take on the Maine East Blue Demons at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Wheeling came into their game on Wednesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against Buffalo Grove, falling 3-0. Wheeling haven't had much luck with Buffalo Grove recently, as the team has come up short the last nine times they've met.
Meanwhile, after soaring to four goals the game before, Maine East was a bit more limited in their match on Tuesday. They lost 9-0 to Vernon Hills. 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 361st, while Vernon Hills are ranked 169th).
Maine East's defeat dropped their record down to 4-17. As for Wheeling, their loss dropped their record down to 3-12.
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