Highland Park is on a eight-game streak of home wins, while Evanston is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Highland Park Giants will host the Evanston Wildkits at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Highland Park is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They enjoyed a cozy 57-41 victory over Oak Park-River Forest.
Meanwhile, Evanston was fully in charge on Wednesday, breezing past Leyden 95-35. The Wildkits have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 matchups by 22 points or more this season.
Highland Park has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.0 points over those games. Evanston's win bumped their record up to 26-5.
Things could have been worse for Highland Park, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 58-43 loss to Evanston in their previous meeting back in February of 2022. Can Highland Park avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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