The Niles North Vikings will play host again on Friday to welcome the Marine Leadership Academy Bulldogs, where kickoff is scheduled at 5:00 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Niles North's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Lincoln Park 1-0.
Meanwhile, Marine Leadership Academy didn't have quite enough to beat North Grand on Wednesday and fell 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 269th, while the Eagle Owls are ranked 125th).
Niles North's victory bumped their record up to 2-0-1. As for Marine Leadership Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2-1.
Niles North took their win against Marine Leadership Academy in their previous meeting back in August of 2022 by a conclusive 6-1. Will Niles North repeat their success, or does Marine Leadership Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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