Football Recap: West Aurora Blackhawks vs. Larkin Royals
West Aurora put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past the Larkin Royals 57-0 at home. Fans of the Blackhawks have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
It was another big night for Mason Atkins, who threw for 233 yards and five touchdowns while completing 90.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 66 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
West Aurora didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Eric Nippert and Will Gray.
West Aurora's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Larkin, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. It'll be Eastside v. Westside when West Aurora's and Aurora East meet at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. West Aurora knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven games -- so hopefully Aurora East likes a good challenge. As for Larkin, they will head out to face off against Bartlett at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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