The Lockport Porters will venture away from home to take on the Joliet Central Steelmen at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Lockport's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last ten matches.
Lockport is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Stagg: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Lockport blew Stagg out of the water with a 71-33 final score. Given the Porters' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 137th, while the Chargers are ranked 574th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Joliet Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 13th straight loss. They were dealt a 64-25 defeat at the hands of Joliet West. The Steelmen were down 58-23 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Lockport is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season. As for Joliet Central, their loss dropped their record down to 2-19.
Everything came up roses for Lockport against Joliet Central in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, as the team secured an 81-50 victory. Does Lockport have another victory up their sleeve, or will Joliet Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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