West Aurora and South Elgin are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The West Aurora Blackhawks will venture away from home to square off against the South Elgin Storm at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
South Elgin is hoping to do what Elgin couldn't on Friday: put an end to West Aurora's winning streak, which now stands at three games. West Aurora really took it to Elgin for the full four quarters, racking up a 56-0 victory at home. The Blackhawks pushed the score to 49-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Maroons had no chance of recovering from.
Mason Atkins was a one-man wrecking crew for West Aurora as he threw for 133 yards and four touchdowns while completing 91.7% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Reece Powers was in the mix too, providing West Aurora with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, West Aurora was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 248 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, while South Elgin put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Larkin. South Elgin blew past Larkin, posting a 56-0 win on the road. Given the Storm's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 106th, while the Royals are ranked 353rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
West Aurora's record now sits at 3-0. As for South Elgin, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
West Aurora was able to grind out a solid win over South Elgin in their previous matchup back in October of 2018, winning 28-20. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Aurora since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
