Basketball Game Preview: Bradley-Bourbonnais Boilermakers vs. Stagg Chargers

The Bradley-Bourbonnais Boilermakers just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the Stagg Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Bradley-Bourbonnais' favor as the squad sits on four straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Stagg has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.

Bradley-Bourbonnais is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Naperville Central on Monday. Bradley-Bourbonnais fell just short of Naperville Central by a score of 50-48. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Boilermakers came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 52nd, while the Redhawks are ranked 383rd).

Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 97-30, which was the final score in Stagg's tilt against Homewood-Flossmoor on Friday.

Bradley-Bourbonnais' loss dropped their record down to 6-2. As for Stagg, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.

Bradley-Bourbonnais came up short against Stagg when the teams last played back in February, falling 50-45. Can Bradley-Bourbonnais avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.