The Aurora Central Trojans and the Thomas Jefferson Spartans are set to duel on Saturday. Aurora Central is out to stop a four-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
Aurora Central's offense might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against George Washington on Thursday. They took a blow against the Patriots, falling 28-0. The shutout was out of character for the Trojans seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in September.
Even if they lost, Aurora Central's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Tayvion Simmonsadams was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Thomas Jefferson). They claimed a resounding 55-12 victory over Denver North at home. With that win, the Spartans brought their scoring average up to 28.6 points per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Thomas Jefferson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 221 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 81.8 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three contests they've averaged 149.7.
Aurora Central's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Thomas Jefferson, the victory snapped their losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 3-4 record.
Aurora Central couldn't quite finish off Thomas Jefferson in their previous matchup back in April of 2021 and fell 2-0. Will Aurora Central have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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