After two games on the road, Maine East is heading back home. They will take on the Taft Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Maine East's offense might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Crystal Lake South on Saturday. They fell victim to a tough 6-0 loss at the hands of the Gators. 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 314th, while Crystal Lake South is ranked 146th).
Meanwhile, Taft also failed to score in their most recent game. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 3-0 walloping at the hands of DePaul College Prep on Friday. Taft has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Maine East's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-10-1. As for Taft, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6-1.
Maine East suffered a grim 4-0 defeat to Taft when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Can Maine East avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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