Soccer Preview: Lockport vs. Bradley-Bourbonnais
Lockport has gone 6-1 against Bradley-Bourbonnais recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Lockport Porters will square off against the Bradley-Bourbonnais Boilermakers at 6:45 p.m. Lockport is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Lockport is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: Lincoln-Way Central, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Lockport was ranked 23rd). Lockport took a 4-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lincoln-Way Central on Thursday. The Porters' loss signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, after soaring to four goals the game before, Bradley-Bourbonnais was a bit more limited in their match on Thursday. They fell just short of Sandburg by a score of 2-1. The Boilermakers have struggled against the Eagles recently, as their game on Thursday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Bradley-Bourbonnais' goal came courtesy of
Josh Sorich, which was the first he's scored this season.
Lockport's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-4-1. As for Bradley-Bourbonnais, their loss dropped their record down to 7-11-1.
Lockport took their victory against Bradley-Bourbonnais in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lockport since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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