Soccer Preview: West Aurora vs. Kaneland
West Aurora has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to take on the Kaneland Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. West Aurora will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more goals each matchup than the last.
Last Saturday, West Aurora got the win against Larkin by a conclusive 5-1. Considering the Blackhawks have won nine games by more than two goals this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Kaneland had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.1 goals) and they went ahead and made it eight on Monday. They won by a goal and slipped past the Spartans 2-1.
Cameron Guernon and
Jovani Ruiz scored both of Kaneland's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 22 goals.
West Aurora's victory bumped their record up to 12-4. As for Kaneland, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-4-1.
Everything went West Aurora's way against Kaneland when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as West Aurora made off with a 7-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Aurora since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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