Softball Game Preview: Bradley-Bourbonnais Boilermakers vs. Lincoln-Way East Griffins

Bradley-Bourbonnais hasn't had much luck against Lincoln-Way East recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Boilermakers will host the Griffins at 4:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Bradley-Bourbonnais 3, Lincoln-Way East 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Bradley-Bourbonnais made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Lincoln-Way Central, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Boilermakers wound up with the same score they had in their last game (3-1), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.

Bradley-Bourbonnais saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tristin Woods, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one double.

Meanwhile, Lincoln-Way East made easy work of Homewood-Flossmoor on Friday and carried off a 14-7 victory. Considering the Griffins have won 14 contests by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Lincoln-Way East has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games. That somehow still isn't as good as their 23-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.9 runs over those games. As for Bradley-Bourbonnais, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-11.

Bradley-Bourbonnais couldn't quite finish off Lincoln-Way East in their previous meeting back in April and fell 2-0. Will the Boilermakers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other softball content.