Aurora Christian was the 36-7 winner over Chicago Christian when they last played one another back in October of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Aurora Christian Eagles took a 28-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Chicago Christian Knights on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 242nd, while the Knights are ranked 117th).
Kenny Jager was his usual excellent self, rushing for 172 yards and two touchdowns for Chicago Christian. That's the most rushing yards Jager has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Christian Flutman, who threw for 158 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes.
This is the second loss in a row for Aurora Christian and nudges their season record down to 5-4. As for Chicago Christian, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-1.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Aurora Christian is taking a road trip to square off against LeRoy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. LeRoy will roll in looking for their tenth straight win, something Aurora Christian surely won't give up without a fight. As for Chicago Christian, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Illini West at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Chicago Christian is on a five-game streak of home wins, Illini West a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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