Here’s The Herald-News’ prep football preview for the second round of the playoffs, featuring key showdowns across the greater Joliet area.

Class 8A

Bolingbrook (8-2) at Warren (9-1)

When: 7 p.m. Saturday

About the Raiders: Bolingbrook took a little while to get going before finally dispatching Oswego East in Round 1 of the playoffs, the second time this season Bolingbrook had upended the Wolves. The running-game tandem of RB TJ Lewis and QB Tyson Ward accounted for nearly 300 rushing yards and four rushing scores for the Raiders. The team’s offensive success lies heavily in the ground game, but the Raiders are throwing the ball just enough to keep the opposition honest. Defensively, Bolingbrook continues to show signs of significant improvement, but the unit will be severely teste

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