Niles West is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Vernon Hills is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Wolves will welcome the Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Niles West is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Niles North just ended the team's three-match winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Vikings.
Meanwhile, Vernon Hills narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Maine West 2-1.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Vernon Hills who won the one that mattered. The final score came out to 25-19, 22-25, 25-12.
Niles West's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 6-1 and their overall record down to 20-11. As for Vernon Hills, their victory bumped their record up to 16-12.
Niles West was able to grind out a solid win over Vernon Hills in their previous matchup back in September, winning 2-0. Will the Wolves repeat their success, or do the Cougars have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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