Downers Grove North has been on the road for three straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will host the Oak Park-River Forest Huskies at 6:00 p.m. The two teams are at an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2017, but likely not for long.
Downers Grove North is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: Joliet West, who was ranked 20th in their home state at the time (Downers Grove North was ranked 19th). Downers Grove North took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Joliet West on Saturday.
While Downers Grove North was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Oak Park-River Forest came tearing into Thursday's contest with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Mustangs by a score of 2-0.
Oak Park-River Forest was dominant in the second set, but otherwise had just enough against a tough Downers Grove South squad. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-14.
Downers Grove North's defeat dropped their record down to 13-6. As for Oak Park-River Forest, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
