Basketball Preview: Proviso West Panthers vs. Oak Park-River Forest Huskies
Proviso West has gone 8-2 against Oak Park-River Forest recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Proviso West Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Oak Park-River Forest Huskies at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Proviso West is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Hinsdale Central on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Proviso West was dealt a 65-24 defeat at the hands of Hinsdale Central. The contest marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Oak Park-River Forest was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost to Fenwick at home by a 51-36 margin.
Oak Park-River Forest's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Proviso West, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
Proviso West didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Oak Park-River Forest in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 52-48 victory. Will Proviso West repeat their success, or does Oak Park-River Forest have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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