Oak Park-River Forest faced Glenbard West in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Huskies fell just short of the Hilltoppers by a score of 2-1. The loss continues a trend for the Huskies in their meetings with the Hilltoppers: they've now lost seven in a row.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Oak Park-River Forest sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 21-25, 25-19.
Jimmie Chrusfield paced Oak Park-River Forest's offense, picking up ten kills. Chrusfield got some help from Matthew Proskey and his 27 assists. Finally, David Diakite kept Oak Park-River Forest's defense grounded, leading the team with two blocks.
Oak Park-River Forest's defeat dropped their record down to 10-2. As for Glenbard West, they pushed their record up to 9-2 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Oak Park-River Forest has already played their next match, a 2-0 victory against Brother Rice on the 17th. As for Glenbard West, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 2-0 win against Lincoln-Way West on the 16th.
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