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Football: Lyons Township Hosts OPRF in Tough Homecoming Test
Lyons Township is looking to improve their playoff chances Saturday against the 5-1 Huskies.
Who: Lyons Township (3-3, 2-1) vs. Oak Park-River Forest (5-1, 3-1)
When: 1:30 p.m. Saturday
Where: Bennett Field at Lyons Township High School, 4900 Willow Springs Rd., Western Springs
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Last week: The Lions spoiled Hinsdale Central's Homecoming with a 35-14 win over the Red Devils in Hinsdale.
Hinsdale Central opened the scoring with a 60-yard touchdown drive on their first drive of the game, but then the Lions ripped off 35 straight points, HighSchoolCube News reports.
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It was LT's second straight win, lifting them back to .500 and into the thick of the playoff race.
OPRF, meanwhile, suffered its first loss of the season last week against Glenbard West, 20-14, HighSchoolCube reports.
The Huskies are ranked No. 16 in the latest Chicago Sun-Times Super 25.
Saturday's game is CN100's Game of the Week.
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