After three games on the road, West Chicago is heading back home. They will welcome the South Elgin Storm at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. West Chicago will be strutting in after a win while South Elgin will be coming in after a loss.
West Chicago will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up eight points two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Ridgewood on Friday. West Chicago walked away with a 43-35 victory over Ridgewood.
It was another big night for Carter Naranjo, who rushed for 232 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per carry, and also threw for 103 yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 119 rushing yards per game. Robert Lee was another key player, rushing for 143 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.9 yards per carry.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: West Chicago was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 383 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ridgewood only rushed for 178.
West Chicago's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Lee.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 56 points the game before, South Elgin was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They were dealt a 50-7 defeat at the hands of West Aurora. The loss continues a trend for the Storm in their matchups with the Blackhawks: they've now lost three in a row.
West Chicago's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for South Elgin, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
West Chicago was dealt a bruising 57-14 loss at the hands of South Elgin when the teams last played back in August of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of South Elgin's Jack Ginnan, who threw for 189 yards and six touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Now that West Chicago knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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