Basketball Game Preview: Lockport Porters vs. Conant Cougars

The Lockport Porters and the Conant Cougars will compete for holiday cheer at 1:00 p.m. on Monday.

Lockport is headed into Monday's contest hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight defeats. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 59-54 heartbreaker at the hands of Marist. That's two games in a row now that the Porters have lost by exactly five points.

Meanwhile, Conant hadn't done well against Barrington recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Conant managed a 47-42 win over Barrington.

Lockport's loss dropped their record down to 13-2. As for Conant, the victory got them back to even at 6-6.