The Aurora Christian Eagles's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Wheaton Academy Warriors at 7:30 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.
Aurora Christian gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They came out on top against Marian Central Catholic by a score of 34-27.
Meanwhile, Wheaton Academy had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 31.2 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Gladiators 55-8 on the road. Considering the Warriors have won five games by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Nathan Downey was the offensive standout of the contest as he threw for 107 yards and four touchdowns on only nine passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wheaton Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 277 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Aurora Christian has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Wheaton Academy, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Aurora Christian suffered a grim 30-7 defeat to Wheaton Academy in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Aurora Christian, Brett Kasper (who rushed for 112 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, and also threw for 115 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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