The West Aurora Blackhawks will head out to square off against the Naperville Central Redhawks at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. West Aurora's last three matches have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
If West Aurora beats Naperville Central with two goals on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. West Aurora sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Geneva on Saturday. That's two games straight that the Blackhawks have won by just one goal.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Naperville Central). They blew past Minooka 6-1 on Thursday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
West Aurora's record is now 7-1. As for Naperville Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-1-3 record this season.
West Aurora came up short against Naperville Central when the teams last played back in October of 2022, falling 2-0. Can West Aurora avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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