An exciting East v. West battle is about to be fought. The Aurora East Tomcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the West Aurora Blackhawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Wednesday, Aurora East beat South Elgin 71-63.
Meanwhile, West Aurora had already won ten in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22.5 points) and they went ahead and made it 11 on Wednesday. They claimed a resounding 68-20 win over the Maroons. 68 seems to be a good number for the Blackhawks as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
West Aurora is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 16 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 16-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.6 points per game. As for Aurora East, their win bumped their record up to 8-18.
Aurora East couldn't quite finish off West Aurora in their previous matchup back in December of 2024 and fell 58-56. Will Aurora East have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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