Soccer Game Preview: Lockport vs. Shepard

The Lockport Porters will square off against the Shepard Astros at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday.

Lockport is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to four goals on Monday, they were much more limited against Lincoln-Way East on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Griffins by a score of 2-1. Lockport's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Their goal came courtesy of YURIDIA HERNANDEZ, who's now up to 11 this season.

Meanwhile, Shepard came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.6 goals), and they left with even more momentum. They came within a single goal of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Argonauts.

Lockport's loss dropped their record down to 12-7-1. As for Shepard, they now have a winning record of 10-9-1.

Lockport got the 'W' when the teams last played back in March of 2022 against Shepard by a conclusive 8-0 score. Do the Porters have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Astros turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.