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Updated: No. 2 Raiders Draw Neuqua for Playoff Opener

Bolingbrook's first playoff game will be at home against Neuqua Valley.

Updated at 4:35 p.m. Oct. 24 to add game date and time information.

Fresh off a , the Bolingbrook High School football team drew Neuqua Valley in the first round of the IHSA state tournament.

The Raiders and Wildcats will play at on Friday at 7 p.m.

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Neuqua Valley, of the Upstate Eight (Valley) Conference, finished its regular season with a 5-4, 3-3 record and enter the playoffs on a three-game losing streak.

The Raiders, meanwhile, have lost just one game this season—a to Lincoln-Way East, the top-ranked team in Illinois Class 7A football.

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Check back with Bolingbrook Patch throughout the week for more updates and news from the matchup. 

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