Basketball Game Preview: Elgin Maroons vs. Aurora East Tomcats

The Elgin Maroons will head out to challenge the Aurora East Tomcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Elgin and six for Aurora East.

Elgin saw some tournament action last Monday. They had to suffer through a 78-22 loss at the hands of Downers Grove North. While losing is never fun, the Maroons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 537th, while the Trojans are ranked 77th).

Meanwhile, Aurora East was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Monday as they fell 38-32 to Walther Christian Academy.

Elgin's loss dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Aurora East, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-13.

Elgin didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Aurora East when the teams last played back in January, but they still walked away with a 47-42 victory. Will Elgin repeat their success, or does Aurora East have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.