The Lockport Porters will face off against the Bradley-Bourbonnais Boilermakers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Lockport is headed into the contest having just suffered their closest defeat since December 8, 2023 on Friday. They fell just short of Andrew by a score of 53-51. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Porters came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 113th, while the Thunderbolts are ranked 246th).
Meanwhile, Bradley-Bourbonnais had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.8 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Warriors, sneaking past 47-45. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Boilermakers have posted since February 2, 2024.
Lockport's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-10. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.7 points over those games. As for Bradley-Bourbonnais, they pushed their record up to 19-7 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Lockport didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Bradley-Bourbonnais when the teams last played back in January, but they still walked away with a 57-52 win. Will Lockport repeat their success, or does Bradley-Bourbonnais have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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