Basketball Game Preview: Plainfield North Tigers vs. Naperville North Huskies

Plainfield North is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Naperville North is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The two teams will face off at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Plainfield North will be strutting in after a win while Naperville North will be coming in after a defeat.

Plainfield North proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 27) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Minooka 52-50. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Tigers have posted since February 21, 2024.

Meanwhile, Naperville North came up short against Metea Valley on Friday and fell 61-48. The Huskies haven't had much luck with the Mustangs recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.

Plainfield North has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. As for Naperville North, their loss dropped their record down to 15-12.

Plainfield North didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Naperville North when the teams last played back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 74-70 victory. Does Plainfield North have another victory up their sleeve, or will Naperville North turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.