Aurora East was the 69-31 winner over Streamwood when they last played one another back in December of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Aurora East Tomcats were just a bucket shy of victory on Thursday and fell 72-71 to the Streamwood Sabres. The Tomcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Streamwood to victory, but perhaps none more so than Byron Walton, who posted 17 points and seven rebounds. Walton is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in each of the last three games he's played. Jaelin Tate was another key player, putting up 15 points in addition to five boards and three steals.
Aurora East's loss dropped their record down to 8-20. As for Streamwood, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-22.
Aurora East and Streamwood could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. Aurora East will challenge Kaneland at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday down 450 places (505 vs. 55). Meanwhile, Streamwood (ranked 581st) will meet Geneva (ranked 63rd) at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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