West Chicago has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the South Elgin Storm at 7:00 p.m. South Elgin took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on West Chicago, who comes in off a win.
West Chicago will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up eight points two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Ridgewood on Friday. West Chicago walked away with a 43-35 victory over Ridgewood.
It was another big night for Carter Naranjo, who rushed for 232 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per carry, and also threw for 103 yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 119 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Robert Lee, who rushed for 143 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.9 yards per carry.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: West Chicago was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 383 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ridgewood only rushed for 178.
West Chicago's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Lee.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 56 points the game before, South Elgin was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They were beaten by West Aurora 50-7. The Storm have struggled against the Blackhawks recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
West Chicago's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for South Elgin, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
West Chicago took a serious blow against South Elgin in their previous meeting back in August of 2023, falling 57-14. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of South Elgin's Jack Ginnan, who threw for 189 yards and six touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Now that West Chicago knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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