The Highland Park Giants and the Lake View Wildcats will face off at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Highland Park will be strutting in after a win while Lake View will be coming in after a defeat.
On Friday, Highland Park beat Vernon Hills 45-33. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Giants.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Lake View's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of Taft by a score of 59-56. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Wildcats have suffered since January 17, 2024.
Highland Park has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.5 points per game. As for Lake View, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-7.
Highland Park was able to grind out a solid victory over Lake View when the teams last played back in December of 2023, winning 48-40. Does Highland Park have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lake View turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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