The Niles West Wolves will be playing in front of their home fans against the Vernon Hills Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Vernon Hills is hoping to do on Tuesday what Lincoln Park couldn't on Friday: put an end to Niles West's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Niles West blew past Lincoln Park 7-1.
Meanwhile, Vernon Hills scored the most goals they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They never let Maine East onto the board and left with a 7-0 win. Given Vernon Hills' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 140th, while Maine East is ranked 314th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Niles West is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. As for Vernon Hills, the victory got them back to even at 4-4-2.
Niles West came up short against Vernon Hills when the teams last played back in May of 2019, falling 2-0. Can Niles West avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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