The Niles North Vikings will take on the Niles West Wolves at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Niles North is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.
Niles North's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Maine West 1-0. That's two games straight that the Vikings have won by just one goal.
Meanwhile, Niles West's game on Saturday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell just short of Lincoln Park by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 240th, while the Lions are ranked 108th).
Niles North's win bumped their record up to 8-2-4. As for Niles West, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5-3 record this season.
Niles North took their victory against Niles West in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 4-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Niles North 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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