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Girls Soccer: Bolingbrook Drops Home Game to Lockport
Lockport 2, Bolingbrook 0: Two first-half goals prove the difference in rain-soaked and very windy game.
The Hot Read: Lockport’s aggressive, direct style of play, along with the brutal rain and wind, stymied Bolingbrook in a 2-0 defeat on the Lady Raiders' home turf. Two first-half goals by Lockport and a generally dominating performance kept the Raiders from launching an effective counterpunch. It was just the fifth loss of the season for Bolingbrook.
Patch’s MVP: Lockport forward Ally Brehm. She scored a goal late in the first half to make it a 2-0 game and was a constant presence on offense, pressuring the Bolingbrook backline into mistakes.
Key Stats: Lockport’s pressure on offense was constant. They outshot Bolingbrook 10-3 in the second half.
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Bolingbrook’s Leaders: Defender Katy Rees; she had two shots on goal. Midfielder Nikia Smith; she helped set up a few attacks in the second half that fell short.
Lockport’s Leaders: In addition to Brehm: Forward Lexi Cozzi. She scored the other Lockport goal midway through the first half.
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Quotable: Raiders coach Martin Uscila: “We played much better in the second half, overall, but we had just two collapses on defense and they made two very good shots.”
Records: Bolingbrook is 10-5-1. Lockport is 10-3.
What’s Next: Lockport plays in the Plainfield North Invite. Bolingbrook plays at Homewood-Flossmoor on Tuesday.
