The Bradley-Bourbonnais Boilermakers will head out on the road to face off against the Sandburg Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Sandburg took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Bradley-Bourbonnais, who comes in off a win.
Bradley-Bourbonnais will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals on Saturday, then bounced right back against Homewood-Flossmoor on Tuesday. The Boilermakers never let the Vikings get on the board and left with a 6-0 victory. It was an even better day for Gaudalupe Valadez as he scored three goals for his team.
Meanwhile, Sandburg fell victim to Lincoln-Way Central and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They came up short against the Knights, falling 4-0. While losing is never fun, Sandburg can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 90th, while Lincoln-Way Central are ranked 26th).
Bradley-Bourbonnais' win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 11-8. As for Sandburg, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost six of their last seven matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-7 record this season.
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