Porters
| 02/03/25 @ Joliet Central | 63-47 |
| 01/31/25 vs Stagg | 71-33 |
You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Lockport on Monday. They took down the Joliet Central Steelmen 63-47. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Porters.
When it comes to explaining why Joliet Central lost, don't look at Erick Contreras. Despite the final result, he went 6 for 10 from beyond the arc on his way to 28 points and five boards. The dominant performance gave Contreras a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Vonte Mccann, who posted five points in addition to seven assists and seven rebounds.
Lockport has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. As for Joliet Central, they are on a 14-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-20.
Lockport didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 70-40 win against Lincoln-Way West on the 4th. As for Joliet Central, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 61-57 defeat against Plainfield East on the 4th.
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