Soccer Preview: West Aurora vs. Elgin
The West Aurora Blackhawks have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Elgin Maroons at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Saturday, West Aurora got the win against Larkin by a conclusive 5-1. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 4-0.
Meanwhile, Elgin came tearing into Saturday's matchup with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.6 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by a 6-1 margin over the Hawks. Given the Maroons' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Hawks are ranked 42nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Elgin's offense was hitting Bartlett from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Jayden Plancarte led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
West Aurora's victory bumped their record up to 12-4. As for Elgin, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-1-2.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
