Baseball Game Preview: West Aurora Blackhawks vs. Elgin Maroons

Blackhawks

Runs

05/10/25 vs Dundee-Crown	12
05/08/25 @ Ridgewood	10
05/07/25 vs Oswego East	4
05/03/25 @ Bolingbrook	12
05/02/25 vs Oswego	1
+ 20 more games

The West Aurora Blackhawks will head out on the road to square off against the Elgin Maroons at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. West Aurora is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.

West Aurora barely beat Dundee-Crown the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Blackhawks put the hurt on the Chargers with a sharp 12-2 victory on Saturday. The Blackhawks haven't had any issues with the Chargers recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.

The team relied heavily on Zach Toma, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April. Oscar Alexander Jr. was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three runs and one RBI.

Meanwhile, Elgin was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of Fenton.

Elgin saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Briar Dekarske, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI.

West Aurora's victory bumped their record up to 20-5. As for Elgin, their loss dropped their record down to 3-18-1.

Elgin's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: West Aurora has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .439. It's a different story for Elgin, though, as they've only averaged .266. Will they be able to contain West Aurora's hitters?

Everything went West Aurora's way against Elgin when the teams last played back in May of 2019, as West Aurora made off with a 12-0 win. Will the Blackhawks repeat their success, or do the Maroons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.