Football Preview: West Aurora Blackhawks vs. Ridgewood Rebels
West Aurora has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Ridgewood Rebels at 7:00 p.m. West Aurora knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Ridgewood likes a good challenge.
West Aurora is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Bartlett 62-7 on the road on Friday. 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 226 yards and four touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes, and also punched in a rushing score. Michael Williams helped Atkins out on the ground, picking up 73 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 38 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: West Aurora was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 292 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 229 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks on offense in their last four contests, Ridgewood finally came back down to earth on Friday. They had to suffer through a 41-8 loss at the hands of Glenbard East. The matchup marked the Rebels' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
The losing side was boosted by Luke Melendez, who rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 112 yards on 13 of 28 attempts. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
West Aurora pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Ridgewood, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
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