It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Neuqua Valley can now relate to. They lost 5-2 to the Lockport Porters on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Neuqua Valley can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 164th, while Lockport are ranked 12th).
Neuqua Valley has also been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-11-3 record this season. As for Lockport, the win was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 14-2-2.
Neuqua Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lockport, they will square off against Benet Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Lockport's defense better be ready for this one: Benet Academy have averaged an impressive 3.2 goals per game this season.
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