Highland Park hasn't had much luck against Maine West recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Highland Park Giants are taking a road trip to challenge the Maine West Warriors at 6:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Tuesday, Highland Park was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 41-40 to Niles West. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Giants came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 152nd, while the Wolves are ranked 477th).
Meanwhile, Maine West lost 58-33 to Saint Viator on Tuesday.
Maine West's defeat dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Highland Park, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 9-4.
Highland Park beat Maine West 51-44 when the teams last played back in December of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Highland Park since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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