The Loyola Academy Ramblers will take on the Oak Park-River Forest Huskies at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, it was close, but Loyola Academy sidestepped Saint Ignatius College Prep for a 2-1 win. The victory continues a trend for the Ramblers in their matchups with the Wolfpack: they've now won six in a row.
Loyola Academy had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-20, 25-23.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Oak Park-River Forest, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They came out on top against St. Rita by a score of 2-0 on Monday.
Oak Park-River Forest easily took the first set, but they let things get interesting in the other. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-17.
Loyola Academy's win bumped their record up to 11-13. As for Oak Park-River Forest, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season.
Loyola Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Oak Park-River Forest in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, sneaking past 2-1. Will the Ramblers repeat their success, or do the Huskies have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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