After two games on the road, South Elgin is heading back home. They will welcome the West Aurora Blackhawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
South Elgin's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 56-0 victory over Larkin. Given the Storm's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 106th, while the Royals are ranked 353rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, West Aurora put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Elgin 56-0 at home. Fans of the Blackhawks have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Mason Atkins had an outrageously good game as he threw for 133 yards and four touchdowns while completing 91.7% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Michael Williams helped Atkins out on the ground, rushing for 74 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: West Aurora was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 248 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
West Aurora's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Nicholas Weisse and Eric Nippert.
South Elgin's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for West Aurora, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
South Elgin came up short against West Aurora in their previous meeting back in October of 2018, falling 28-20. Will South Elgin have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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