The West Aurora Blackhawks will challenge the Elgin Maroons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. West Aurora will be strutting in after a victory while Elgin will be coming in after a defeat.
West Aurora is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Glenbard East: they outscored them in every quarter. West Aurora was the clear victor by a 45-20 margin over Glenbard East on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Blackhawks.
West Aurora can attribute much of their success to Mason Atkins, who threw for 147 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 35 yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards. Kewon Marshall was Atkins' top target, picking up 65 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
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 Kellen Younie and Azuriah Sylvester. With that strong performance, Sylvester is now averaging an impressive 6.5 total tackles per game.
Meanwhile, Elgin was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss. They fell 35-24 to Grayslake North.
Despite the defeat, Elgin got top-tier performance from Aiden Coleman, who rushed for 107 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also picked up 43 receiving yards.
West Aurora's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Elgin, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Everything came up roses for West Aurora against Elgin in their previous matchup back in October of 2018 as the team secured a 45-0 victory. Will West Aurora repeat their success, or does Elgin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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