Volleyball Game Preview: Niles North Vikings vs. Highland Park Giants

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Previous Games

04/29/25 - Home	2-0 W
04/11/25 - Neutral	2-0 W
05/15/24 - Home	2-1 W
04/20/24 - Home	1-2 L
04/08/24 - Away	2-0 W
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Niles North has gone 9-1 against Highland Park recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Vikings will challenge the Giants at 5:00 p.m. Highland Park took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Niles North, who comes in off a win.

Niles North can't be too worried about heading out to take on Highland Park: they just beat Niles West at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. The Vikings came out on top against the Wolves by a score of 2-0 on Monday.

While Niles North won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 25-20.

Meanwhile, Highland Park didn't have quite enough to beat Maine East on Monday and fell 2-1. While the Giants didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Blue Demons 25-17 in the first set.

Highland Park started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The final score came out to 17-25, 25-13, 25-18.

Niles North has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 14 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-7 record this season. As for Highland Park, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-13.

Niles North was able to grind out a solid victory over Highland Park in their previous matchup back in April, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Vikings since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.