South Elgin lost against Batavia back in October of 2017, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The South Elgin Storm were dealt a 42-14 defeat at the hands of the Batavia Bulldogs. The Storm have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as their matchup on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Nathan Whitwell went supernova for Batavia, rushing for 114 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. Whitwell got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible 61 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaiah Brown, who picked up 110 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
South Elgin's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 0-2. As for Batavia, they pushed their record up to 2-0 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
South Elgin will head out to face off against Larkin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Batavia, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Lake Park at 7:00 p.m.
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