The West Aurora Blackhawks will challenge the Elgin Maroons at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. West Aurora is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.8 goals per game this season.
Elgin will be up against a hot West Aurora team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. The Blackhawks never let Larkin get on the board and left with a 5-0 victory on Thursday. West Aurora's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three games.
Their offense was hitting Larkin from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Meanwhile, Elgin entered their match against Bartlett on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Maroons fell 2-0 to the Hawks. Having soared to a lofty nine goals in the game before, Elgin's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
West Aurora's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-2-1. The road victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 13 goals over those three contests. As for Elgin, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-2-1.
West Aurora was able to grind out a solid win over Elgin in their previous meeting back in April of 2019, winning 3-1. Will the Blackhawks repeat their success, or do the Maroons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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