Basketball Game Preview: Hinsdale Central Red Devils vs. Oak Park-River Forest Huskies

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Previous Games

02/02/24 - Home	81-25 W
12/15/23 - Away	73-19 W
02/03/23 - Home	50-25 W
12/16/22 - Away	38-28 W
01/11/22 - Away	47-44 W
+ 5 more games

Hinsdale Central has gone 9-1 against Oak Park-River Forest recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Hinsdale Central Red Devils will host the Oak Park-River Forest Huskies at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hinsdale Central has four straight victories, Oak Park-River Forest has 13 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Hinsdale Central will bounce into Friday's match after beating York, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Hinsdale Central walked away with a 38-28 win over York on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Oak Park-River Forest had to suffer through a 64-33 loss at the hands of Lyons. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 495th, while the Lions are ranked third).

Oak Park-River Forest's loss dropped their record down to 1-14. As for Hinsdale Central, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.

Everything came up roses for Hinsdale Central against Oak Park-River Forest in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, as the squad secured an 81-25 victory. Does Hinsdale Central have another victory up their sleeve, or will Oak Park-River Forest turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.