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Aurora Central Catholic and Hinckley-Big Rock are an even 3-3-1 against one another since October of 2016, but likely not for long. The Aurora Central Catholic Chargers will take on the Hinckley-Big Rock Royals at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

If Hinckley-Big Rock heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Aurora Central Catholic took over last week. Aurora Central Catholic came out on top against St. Francis by a score of 3-1 on Thursday. Given the Chargers' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 153rd, while the Spartans are ranked 361st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Aurora Central Catholic hit St. Francis with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Alan Acosta, Christopher Incandela, and Giovannie Gutierrez.

Meanwhile, Hinckley-Big Rock entered their tilt with Byron on Wednesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Tigers 1-0. That's two games straight that the Royals have won by just one goal.

Hinckley-Big Rock used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Byron. Three players got more time on the pitch than they're used to: Zach Juneau (15), Lofton Atkins (55), and Austin Kennedy (75). The trio had averaged 6.8, 28.8, and 43.8 minutes respectively before Wednesday's matchup. Atkins made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.

Aurora Central Catholic's win bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Hinckley-Big Rock, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3-2 record this season.

Aurora Central Catholic skirted past Hinckley-Big Rock 3-2 when the teams last played back in August of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Aurora Central Catholic 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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