Krystian Rafacz was more of a role player last season for Lockport, but heading into this fall, he felt ready to make a bigger impact.

The senior midfielder quickly discovered the joy that comes with putting the ball in the back of the net.

“Scoring goals, it just makes you smile,” Rafacz said. “You just have to keep going. When you score a couple, it gives you a lot of momentum to get more.”

Rafacz will definitely take some momentum into the playoffs after he scored twice in Tuesday’s regular-season finale, leading the host Porters to a 3-0 SouthWest Suburban Conference win over Bradley-Bourbonnais.

Orlando Dominguez also scored for Lockport (13-2-2, 8-0), which won its ninth straight game and clinched the conference championship outright.

Kacper Sikon and Jacob Hareza each had

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