The Lincoln-Way West Warriors will challenge the Bradley-Bourbonnais Boilermakers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lincoln-Way West's last seven contests have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Lincoln-Way West is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to four goals on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Lincoln-Way Central on Saturday. They fell just short of the Knights by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, Lincoln-Way West can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 200th, while Lincoln-Way Central are ranked 31st).
Meanwhile, there was early excitement for Bradley-Bourbonnais after they claimed the first score on Tuesday, but it was Andrew who ended up claiming the real prize. The Boilermakers fell just short of the Thunderbolts by a score of 3-2. The defeat continues a trend for Bradley-Bourbonnais in their meetings with Andrew: they've now lost four in a row.
Gaudalupe Valadez wasn't going to let Andrew walk away unscathed as he scored both of Bradley-Bourbonnais' goals, bringing his season total up to seven goals.
Lincoln-Way West's loss dropped their record down to 3-5-1. As for Bradley-Bourbonnais, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-6.
Lincoln-Way West beat Bradley-Bourbonnais 4-2 when the teams last played back in October of 2024. Will the Warriors repeat their success, or do the Boilermakers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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