The Elgin Maroons will take on the West Aurora Blackhawks at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
West Aurora is hoping to do what Bartlett couldn't on Saturday: put an end to Elgin's winning streak, which now stands at nine games. Elgin was the clear victor by a 6-1 margin over Bartlett. Given the Maroons' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Hawks are ranked 42nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Elgin's offense was hitting Bartlett from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Jayden Plancarte led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, West Aurora made easy work of Larkin on Saturday and carried off a 5-1 victory. That's two games straight that the Blackhawks have won by exactly four goals.
Elgin's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-1-2. As for West Aurora, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-4.
Elgin skirted past West Aurora 1-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2018. Will Elgin repeat their success, or does West Aurora have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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