Highland Park has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They came up short against the Niles North Vikings on Friday, falling 63-43. While losing is never fun, the Giants can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 145th, while the Vikings are ranked 26th).
Highland Park's loss dropped their record down to 14-8. As for Niles North, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season.
When Highland Park and Niles North next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Highland Park will try to stop Christian Fenger Academy's three-game winning streak when the meet at 12:15 p.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Niles North will challenge Loyola Academy and their three-game winning streak at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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