The Lincoln-Way Central Knights will challenge the Lockport Porters at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Lincoln-Way Central sitting on three straight victories and Lockport on five.
Last Friday, Lincoln-Way Central strolled past Stagg with points to spare, taking the game 51-33. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 137th, while the Chargers are ranked 595th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bradley-Bourbonnais typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Lockport proved too difficult a challenge. They secured a 57-52 W over the Boilermakers. The score was all tied up 29-29 at the break, but the Porters were the better team in the second half.
Lincoln-Way Central pushed their record up to 14-6 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.5 points per game. As for Lockport, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season.
Lincoln-Way Central was able to grind out a solid victory over Lockport in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, winning 53-46. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lincoln-Way Central 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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