Coach Speak: Brook soccer takes losing streak into playoffs

Coach Speak details all the Bolingbrook Raiders results that the coaches see fit to e-mail to The Brook Blog. If they add comments, we run them verbatim.

The Bolingbrook boys soccer team lost 1-0 to Sandburg on Thursday night, falling to 8-10-2 overall and 3-6 in the Southwest Suburban Conference. The Raiders, which lost their final two games of the season, will play Romeoville in the opening round of the Class 3A Bolingbrook Regional on Friday.

The Bolingbrook Raiders Soccer team played hosted to conference powerhouse Sandburg in a SWSC . The Raiders came out ready to play getting early chance on net but could not find the net. In the middle of the 1st half the Eagles beat the right side defense and crossed a ball to a wide open Sandburg player who headed the ball into the corner to take the 1-0 lead. The Raiders chances late in the second half came up empty when Arturo Cruz's breakaway was turned away by the Sandburg keeper to seal the victory for the Eagles. Sandburg earned a well fought match against a physical Bolingbrook team.

The Raiders will open Regional play hosting Romeoville @ 4:00. The Raiders will look to extend their 3 year unbeaten streak against district rival Romeoville.