The Lockport Porters will square off against the Sandburg Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lockport knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 13 matchups -- so hopefully Sandburg likes a good challenge.
Lockport is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game on Friday with ease, bagging an 85-42 win over Shepard. Given the Porters' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 118th, while the Astros are ranked 390th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Sandburg didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Lincoln-Way West on Friday, but they still walked away with a 59-53 victory.
Sandburg's win bumped their record up to 15-13. As for Lockport, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Lockport against Sandburg in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, as the team secured a 69-42 victory. Will Lockport repeat their success, or does Sandburg have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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