Soccer Game Preview: Andrew on Home-Turf

By Team Reports May 1, 2024, 8:56am

Soccer Preview: Andrew vs. Bradley-Bourbonnais

Andrew is 9-1 against Bradley-Bourbonnais since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Andrew Thunderbolts will be playing at home against the Bradley-Bourbonnais Boilermakers at 6:15 p.m. Hopefully Andrew is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in Illinois (they are ranked 39th, while Bradley-Bourbonnais is ranked 211th).

In what's become a running theme this season, Andrew gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Lincoln-Way West a 6-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for Andrew.

They hit Lincoln-Way West with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Grace Wood (2), Emily Crotty (2), Julia Kakaletris, and Lacey Chapan.

Meanwhile, Bradley-Bourbonnais was not able to break out of their rough patch last Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 5-0 to Lincoln-Way Central.

Andrew's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-5-1. As for Bradley-Bourbonnais, their loss dropped their record down to 5-11-1.

Andrew took their victory against Bradley-Bourbonnais in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 9-2. In that contest, Andrew amassed a halftime lead of 4-1, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.

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