South Elgin is 1-9 against West Aurora since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The South Elgin Storm will square off against the West Aurora Blackhawks at 7:00 p.m.
South Elgin is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Tuesday. They were outmatched by Naperville North and fell 63-30. While losing is never fun, the Storm can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 500th, while the Huskies are ranked 184th).
Meanwhile, West Aurora had already won 12 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.3 points) and they went ahead and made it 13 on Saturday. They came within five points of losing the streak, but they secured a 56-51 W against the Crusaders.
West Aurora pushed their record up to 18-8 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.4 points over those games. As for South Elgin, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-20.
South Elgin lost to West Aurora on the road by a decisive 58-43 margin in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. Can South Elgin avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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