Aurora came into Friday's match having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They snuck past the East Newton Patriots with a 26-21 victory on Friday. That's more bragging rights for the Houn Dawgs, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Aurora was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 372 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Aurora wouldn't let East Newton keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Aurora can thank Lucas Hadlow and Jansen Hunt for forcing both of them. The dominant performance also gave Hunt a new career-high in rushing yards.
Despite the loss, East Newton still got an impressive performance from Virgil Rosiere, who picked up 90 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Aurora's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-5. As for East Newton, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-5.
Aurora has already played their next game, a 35-0 defeat against Lamar on the 18th. As for East Newton, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 63-21 loss against Seneca on the 18th.
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