Highland Park was the 58-49 winner over Niles West when they last played one another back in January of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Highland Park Giants were just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 41-40 to the Niles West Wolves. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Giants came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 152nd, while the Wolves are ranked 477th).
Highland Park's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 9-4. As for Niles West, their win bumped their record up to 4-14.
Highland Park is taking a road trip to square off against Maine West at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Niles West, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Maine East at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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