Bolingbrook and Joliet West have had nearly identical seasons in boys soccer, entering Tuesday’s contest in Bolingbrook with records of .500. That’s overall and in the Southwest Prairie Conference.

So the stakes were relatively high Tuesday with just over a week to go before the postseason starts and both teams looking for a boost. The boost wound up going to the home team thanks to some big-time kicks from some big-time players.

Brayan Araujo made a penalty kick in the first half, while Alex Diaz scored in quality fashion in the second as Bolingbrook secured a key 2-0 victory. The win moves Bolingbrook ahead of Joliet West in the SWPC standings.

Bolingbrook (9-8-1) had been stuck in a four-way tie with Joliet Central, Joliet West and Plainfield East at 4-4 in conference play. The vi

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