The Highland Park Giants will challenge the Niles West Wolves at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Niles West took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Highland Park, who comes in off a win.
Highland Park will bounce into Wednesday's contest after beating Vernon Hills, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Giants skirted past the Cougars 2-1. The Giants haven't had any issues with the Cougars recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Highland Park who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 22-25, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Niles West faced Maine West in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. The Wolves fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 2-1. The Wolves have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Niles West started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-14, 25-23.
Highland Park's victory bumped their record up to 17-9. As for Niles West, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-7.
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