The Lockport Porters will venture away from home to face off against the Lincoln-Way Central Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lockport will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Lockport will bounce into Tuesday's match after beating Lincoln-Way West, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Lockport walked away with a 40-28 win over Lincoln-Way West on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Lincoln-Way Central suffered their closest loss since December 3, 2024 on Monday. They fell just short of Downers Grove North by a score of 39-37. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 201st, while the Trojans are ranked 62nd).
Lockport has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-3 record this season. As for Lincoln-Way Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-14.
Lockport beat Lincoln-Way Central 41-34 when the teams last played back in December of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lockport since the team 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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