West Aurora has gone 5-0 against Aurora East recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. It'll be Eastside v. Westside when the West Aurora Blackhawks' and the Aurora East Tomcats meet at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (West Aurora has seven straight wins, Aurora East has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
West Aurora's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Larkin 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. Those 66 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Another reason for the win was West Aurora's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Larkin's QB won't forget Temilade Dada anytime soon given he sacked him 2.5 times.
Meanwhile, Aurora East scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They were dealt a 56-20 loss at the hands of Fenton.
West Aurora pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Aurora East, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
Everything came up roses for West Aurora against Aurora East in their previous matchup back in October of 2018, as the team secured a 51-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Aurora since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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