Volleyball Preview: Lockport Porters vs. Bolingbrook Raiders
The Lockport Porters will venture away from home to square off against the Bolingbrook Raiders at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lockport is looking to tack on another W to their eight-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Lockport is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Homewood-Flossmoor just ended the team's 15-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Vikings.
Lockport might've come up short, but they didn't make it easy on Homewood-Flossmoor: every set was decided by exactly two points. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 27-25.
Lockport's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Natalie Bochantin, who had three digs and ten assists, and Katelyn Nelson, who had two aces. That's the most aces Nelson has posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, Bolingbrook was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 2-0 to Breese Central.
Bolingbrook was the model of consistency in the loss, scoring nine points in every single set they played. The final score came out to 25-9, 28-9.
Lockport's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-3. As for Bolingbrook, their loss dropped their record down to 11-11.
Lockport skirted past Bolingbrook 2-1 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lockport since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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