Football Preview: South Elgin Storm vs. Aurora East Tomcats
South Elgin is 10-0 against Aurora East since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The South Elgin Storm will welcome the Aurora East Tomcats at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (South Elgin has four straight wins, Aurora East has nine straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
South Elgin's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 51-0 victory over Elgin. The result was nothing new for the Storm, who have now won four matchups by 23 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, a win for Aurora East just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by West Aurora 47-6. The Tomcats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 47-0.
South Elgin pushed their record up to 5-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Aurora East, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Everything came up roses for South Elgin against Aurora East in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 49-21 win. Will South Elgin repeat their success, or does Aurora East have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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