Football Preview: Lyons Lions vs. Oak Park-River Forest Huskies
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| 10/04/24 - Home | 49-14 W |
| 09/29/23 - Away | 49-0 W |
| 09/16/22 - Away | 38-13 W |
| 09/17/21 - Home | 35-13 W |
| 03/27/21 - Away | 15-18 L |
| + 5 more games |
Lyons and Oak Park-River Forest are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2015, but not for long. The Lions will face off against the Huskies at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Oak Park-River Forest took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Lyons, who comes in off a win.
It was a proper cat-fight when Lyons duked it out with Proviso West on Friday. The Lions took their contest with ease, bagging a 51-0 win over the Panthers. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Lions' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 38th, while the Panthers are ranked 363rd).
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Oak Park-River Forest's offense. They lost 21-0 to Downers Grove North on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for the Huskies in their meetings with the Trojans: they've now lost four in a row.
Lyons' victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 4-2. As for Oak Park-River Forest, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Everything came up roses for Lyons against Oak Park-River Forest in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 49-14 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lions since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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