Basketball Recap: West Aurora Skates Past Elmwood Park with Ease

Blackhawks

Previous 6 Games

01/21/25 vs Elmwood Park	53-17
01/17/25 @ Ridgewood	55-16
01/14/25 @ Streamwood	49-32
01/09/25 vs Bartlett	57-27
01/07/25 @ Elgin	80-26
12/28/24 vs Bartlett	55-26

West Aurora waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They breezed by the Elmwood Park Tigers to the tune of 53-17. Given the Blackhawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 149th, while the Tigers are ranked 575th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

West Aurora pushed their record up to 15-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 23.3 points per game. As for Elmwood Park, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 13 of their last 14 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-18 record this season.

West Aurora will head out to face off against South Elgin at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. South Elgin will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something West Aurora surely won't give up without a fight. As for Elmwood Park, a feisty cat fight is on tap when the Elmwood Park Tigers challenge the West Chicago Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.