The Aurora East Tomcats will head out on the road to challenge the West Chicago Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Aurora East has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with four straight defeats, while West Chicago will come in with three straight victories.
Last Thursday, Aurora East was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 50-45 to Streamwood. While losing is never fun, the Tomcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 601st, while the Sabres are ranked 232nd).
Meanwhile, everything went West Chicago's way against Fenton on Tuesday as West Chicago made off with a 50-26 win. The Wildcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 20 points or more this season.
West Chicago pushed their record up to 20-7 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.3 points per game. As for Aurora East, their loss dropped their record down to 3-21.
Aurora East was taken down by West Chicago 51-19 in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. Can Aurora East avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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