Highland Park and Niles West are an even 4-4 against one another since December of 2016, but not for long. The Highland Park Giants will face off against the Niles West Wolves at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
Highland Park is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Waukegan just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell 49-41 to the Bulldogs.
Meanwhile, Niles West didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Maine West on Friday, but they still walked away with a 45-39 victory.
Highland Park's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-7. As for Niles West, their win bumped their record up to 8-17.
Highland Park and Niles West were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in January, but Highland Park came up empty-handed after a 41-40 loss. Can Highland Park avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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