The Niles North Vikings will face off against the Loyola Academy Ramblers at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Niles North knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 33 matches -- so hopefully Loyola Academy likes a good challenge.
Niles North is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Glenbrook South by a score of 55-43. The 55-point effort marked the Vikings' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Loyola Academy entered their tilt with Glenbrook North on Friday with four consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with five. They walked away with a 55-45 victory over the Spartans. Given the Ramblers' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 36th, while the Spartans are ranked 144th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Loyola Academy pushed their record up to 25-8 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.3 points over those games. As for Niles North, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 27-6 record this season.
Niles North came up short against Loyola Academy in their previous meeting back in February, falling 68-63. Can Niles North avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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