On Wednesday Maine East will have to hit the road after seven straight games at home. They will challenge the Niles North Vikings at 6:30 p.m. Neither Maine East nor Niles North posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
On Monday, Maine East was beaten by Vernon Hills 46-6. While losing is never fun, the Blue Demons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 169th, while the Cougars are ranked 29th).
Meanwhile, Niles North came up short against Maine West on Monday, falling 26-6. The Vikings have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Maine East dropped their record down to 0-10 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Niles North, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
Maine East was taken down by Niles North 34-0 when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can Maine East avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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